Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof or with any of the provisions contained in the building permit issued, or who shall build, alter, or occupy any building or premises in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder shall, for each and every violation or non-compliance, be guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $300, and each day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. The owner or owners of any building or premises or any part thereof, or anything in violation of this chapter which exists, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person, or corporation employed in connection therewith and who may assist in the committing of such violation shall be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided herein. Any building erected, raised, converted on land or premises used in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any of the requirements thereof is hereby declared to be a common nuisance and as such, may be abated in such manner as nuisances are now or may hereafter be abated under existing law.
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