(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued, or permitted.
(B) Any person so convicted shall be: guilty of an infraction offense and punished by a fine not exceeding $100 for a first violation; guilty of an infraction offense and published by a fine not exceeding $200 for a second violation. The third and any additional violations shall constitute a misdemeanor offense and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or six months in jail, or both. Notwithstanding the above, a first offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor. Payment of any penalty herein shall not relieve a person from the responsibility for correcting the violation.
(Ord. 1213, passed 8-6-97; Am. Ord. 1570, passed 5-5-10)