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The owner of any building, structure, premises or part thereof, where any condition in violation of this Zoning Code shall exist or shall be created, and who has assisted knowingly in the commission of such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense and on conviction thereof shall be liable to the fines and imprisonment herein provided.
(1975 Code § 5.207)
Sections of this Zoning Code shall be deemed to be severable, and should any section, paragraph or provision hereof be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of this Zoning Code as a whole or any part hereof, other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
(1975 Code § 5.210)
(a) Any violation of any provision of this City of Ionia Zoning Ordinance, or any orders, conditions, approvals, or similar matters authorized hereunder, shall be deemed a municipal civil infraction pursuant to Section 202.99 of these Codified Ordinances.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically provided for in Section 202.99 of these Codified Ordinances, the fine for each such violation shall be not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each violation, plus costs and other sanctions as set forth by law. Each violation, and each day on which any violation continues, shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) These provisions shall not replace or relieve the violating user from injunctive relief. civil penalties, or criminal prosecution where deemed appropriate by the City and authorized by law or otherwise. These provisions shall also be in addition to that relief otherwise authorized in this City of Ionia Zoning Ordinance or by state law.
(d) The Zoning Administrator, City Manager, and any representative designated in writing by the City Manager, is hereby designated as an authorized City official to issue municipal civil infraction citations for any violation of this City of Ionia Zoning Ordinance.
(Ord. 568. Passed 12-6-22.)