(A) Any violation of this chapter shall subject the offender to fines, penalties, and forfeitures that may be imposed by law, and the city may secure injunctions and abatement orders, when appropriate, to insure compliance with its ordinances as authorized by KRS 83A.065.
(B) Any violation of this chapter shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in an amount equal to two times the minimum fine prescribed in the ordinance violated, with a minimum civil penalty of $50 for each violation.
(C) The civil penalty provided herein may be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of a debt if the offender does not pay
the penalty within 20 days after the offender has been cited for the ordinance violation. As used herein "cited" shall mean notified of the violation and the penalty in writing by an elected or appointed official of the city or the official attorney for the city. The civil penalty may be used as an alternative to or in conjunction with the criminal penalties authorized herein.
(D) Any city parking ordinance may be enforced by any one, all, or a combination of the remedies authorized by this section or the ordinance violated.
(E) Where any ordinance provides that each day a violation of the ordinance continues shall be a separate and distinct offense, a separate civil penalty may be imposed for each such day.
(Ord. 94-06, passed 12-16-94)