Whenever in this code or in any ordinance of the city, an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or whenever in such code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500, except for violations of municipal ordinances that govern fire safety, zoning, public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, vegetation and litter violations in which the maximum fine shall be $2,000 for each offense. Provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or similar offense under the laws of the state. Each day any violation of this code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(`88 Code, Ch. 1, § 1.06) (Ord. 260, passed 1-10-89)
Statutory reference:
Authority of city to adopt penalties for violations of ordinances, see Tex. Local Gov't Code §§ 51.001, 54.001