(a) Except in those cases where a violation of these Codified Ordinances is specifically designated as a Municipal civil infraction, and except in those cases where a different penalty is prescribed for a specific violation of a provision of these Codified Ordinances, whoever violates any provision of these Codified Ordinances is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not to exceed ninety days, or both, for each offense.
(b) The sanctions for a violation of these Codified Ordinances designated as a Municipal civil infraction shall include all remedies authorized by Act 12 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended, including, but not limited to, fines of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), plus all costs incurred by the City in enforcing the Municipal civil infraction, including actual attorneys’ fees and all other damages and equitable remedies as ordered by the Court and authorized by Act 12 of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended. Civil fines may be increased for repeat violations of these Codified Ordinances, and each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Specific fines for Municipal civil infractions shall be as provided in subsection (c) hereof.
(c) The following schedule of fines for Municipal civil infractions, payable at the Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau as provided for in Chapter 208, for admissions of responsibility by persons served with Municipal civil infraction citations and/or violation notices, is hereby established as follows:
(1) Chapter 622 First offense $ 50.00
"Health, Safety Any repeat offense 250.00
And Sanitation"
(2) Chapter 652 First offense $ 50.00
"Nuisances" Any repeat offense 250.00
(3) Chapter 872 First offense $ 50.00
"Street Vendor" Any repeat offense 250.00
(4) Chapter 1020 First offense $ 50.00
"Streets and Any repeat offense 250.00
Excavations"
(5) Chapter 1022 First offense $ 50.00
"Sidewalks" Any repeat offense 250.00
(6) Chapter 1024 First offense $ 50.00
"Trees" Any repeat offense 250.00
(7) Chapter 1040 First offense $ 50.00
"Water" Any repeat offense 250.00
(8) Chapter 1042 First offense $ 50.00
"Sewers" Any repeat offense 250.00
(9) Chapter 1043 First offense $ 1,000.00
"Industrial Waste Any repeat offense 1,000.00
Water Pretreatment
Regulations"
(10) Chapter 1044 First offense $ 50.00
"Water and Any repeat offense 250.00
Sewerage Rates
and Management"
(11) Chapter 1060 First offense $ 50.00
"Garbage and Any repeat offense 250.00
Rubbish Collection
And Disposal"
(12) Chapter 1062 First offense $ 50.00
"Parks and Any repeat offense 250.00
Recreational
Facilities"
(13) Chapter 1066 First offense $ 50.00
"Fire and Burglar Any repeat offense 250.00
Alarm Systems"
(14) Chapter 1216 First offense $ 50.00
"Land Divisions" Any repeat offense 250.00
(15) Chapter 1240.01 First offense $ 50.00
"Appendix A Any repeat offense 250.00
Howell Zoning Code"
(16) Chapter 1410 First offense $50.00
"State Construction Any repeat offense 250.00
Code"
(17) Chapter 1450 First offense $ 50.00
"Fees for Permits, Any repeat offense 250.00
Certificates and
Inspections"
(18) Chapter 1460 First offense $50.00
"Residential Rental Any repeat offense 250.00
Properties"
"Property Maintenance" Any repeat offense 250.00
"Fireworks Code" Any repeat offense 500.00
(21) Chapter 1620 First offense $ 50.00
"Fire Lanes" Any repeat offense 250.00
(22) Chapter 1630 First offense $ 50.00
"Life Safety Code" Any repeat offense 250.00
(d) A repeat offense is one in which the same or a similar violation has been committed within one year of the first offense.
(e) Each day on which any violation of this Code or any ordinance continues constitutes a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions as a separate offense.
(f) In addition to any remedies available at law, the City may bring an action for an injunction or other process against a person to restrain, prevent or abate any violation of these Codified Ordinances or any City ordinance.
(Ord. 663. Passed 10-27-97; Ord. 722. Passed 11-19-01; Ord. 753. Passed 1-12-04; Ord. 795. Passed 3-26-07; Ord. 879. Passed 8-26-13; Ord. 918. Passed 10-8-18.)