(A) The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor offense punishable as provided in § 10.99. Each day a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) The city may, by order, assess and recover a civil penalty against a property owner at the time of an administrative hearing on violation of this chapter in an amount not to exceed $1,000 a day for each violation or, if the owner shows that the property is the owner's lawful homestead, in an amount not to exceed $10 a day for each violation, if the city proves:
(1) The property owner was notified of the requirements of this chapter and the owner's need to comply with the requirements; and
(2) After notification, the property owner committed an act in violation of this chapter or failed to take an action necessary for compliance with this chapter.
(C) An assessment of a civil penalty under division (B) of this section is final and binding and constitutes prima facie evidence of the penalty in any suit brought by the city in a court of competent jurisdiction for a final judgment in accordance with the assessed penalty.
(D) To enforce a civil penalty under this section, the City Secretary must file with the District Clerk of the county a certified copy of an order issued under division (B) stating the amount and duration of the penalty. No other proof is required for a district court to enter a final judgment on the penalty.
(Tex. Local Gov't Code § 214.0015(j) - (l)) (`88 Code, Ch. 3, § 4.06(d)) (Ord. 402, passed 8-9-94)