(A) A person who violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any other city ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $500. A violation of this chapter shall be considered a separate offense for each day the violation continues. For the purposes of this division (A), a PERSON may include each person undertaking or causing any work to be performed in violation of this chapter or other ordinance of the city. By way of example only, a person may include an owner, tenant, occupant or contractor. It is not an element of a violation that a person has knowledge that the work, change of use or other conduct prohibited by this chapter or any other city ordinance, is in violation of this chapter or any other city ordinance.
(B) (1) Any contractor, or owner of property on which a stop order has been posted, who continues or causes the continuation of a nuisance described in a stop order, after lawful posting of a stop order, knowing that a stop order has been posted, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
(2) A violation of § 34.04 of this chapter shall be considered a separate offense for each day the violation continues and shall be considered a separate and additional offense to those covered by division (B)(1) above. Issuance of a stop order shall be prima facie evidence of the nuisance described in the stop order, in any civil proceeding commenced by the city.
(Ord. 2008-02, passed 7-3-2008)