A. Fine: Except as otherwise provided in this code, any person violating any provision of this code shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
B. Court Costs: Any person who shall be found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating a provision of this code or of failure to comply with any requirement thereof, or of violating any permit, any approval, or any directive issued under the provisions of this code shall, in addition to the fines and other penalties provided, be obligated to reimburse the village for its attorney fees to the extent permitted by law, court costs, court reporter costs, expert witness fees, and all other out of pocket costs incurred by the village in the prosecution of said violation(s), or in the collection of unpaid fines as hereinafter provided.
C. Collection: A default in the payment of any fine, or any unpaid installment thereof, imposed pursuant to any provision of this code may be collected by any means authorized for the collection of money judgments. The village attorney is authorized to retain attorney(s) and private collection agent(s) for the purpose of collecting any default in the payment of any such fine, or any unpaid installment(s) thereof, and any fees or costs incurred by the village with respect to such attorney(s) or private collection agent(s) retained by the village attorney for this purpose shall be an obligation of and be charged to the party or parties obligated to pay such fine or the unpaid installment(s) thereof.
D. Injunction: The village may make application to the circuit court for an injunction requiring conformance with this code and such other order(s) as the circuit court deems necessary to secure compliance with this code. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this code may be enjoined by the circuit court from future violations and may also be required by the circuit court to restore the location of the violation in question to the condition existing prior to commission of the violation or to bear the expense of such restoration.
E. Other Actions: Nothing contained in this section shall preclude the village from instituting any other action, either legal or equitable, against any "person", as defined in this title, for violating any provision of this code, and such other enforcement action(s) is also hereby authorized. The penalties prescribed in this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any penalties, rights, remedies, duties or liabilities otherwise imposed or conferred herein or by law.
F. Joint And Several Liability: The owner of record, beneficiaries, general agent and/or contractor for the building, premises and/or property where such violation has been committed or shall exist, and the lessee or tenant of an entire building, premises or property, or any part thereof and any other person who assists in such violation shall all be jointly and severally liable for any such violation.
G. Supervision Or Conditional Discharge Authorized: Notwithstanding anything contained in this code to the contrary, any court of competent jurisdiction shall be authorized to enter an order of supervision or conditional discharge as provided by the Illinois unified code of corrections, 730 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-1-1 et seq., for any violation of any provision of this code, or any other ordinance of the village. (Ord. 2010-O-18, 11-3-2010)