(A) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
(B) Any violation of this chapter is hereby classified as a civil offense, pursuant to Chapter 41 and KRS 65.8808, and such classification is intended, and shall be construed, to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with the applicable code sections, and nothing contained herein or in Chapter 41 shall prohibit the enforcement of this chapter by any other means authorized by law.
(C) If a citation for a violation of this chapter is not contested by the person charged with the violation, the civil fine to be imposed for each offense shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense, ninety dollars ($90.00) for the second offense, and two hundred ten dollars ($210.00) for the third and thereafter offense.
(D) If a citation is contested and a hearing before the Code Enforcement Board is required, the maximum civil fine which may be imposed at the discretion of the Board shall be from twenty dollars ($20.00) to two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first offense, from sixty dollars ($60.00) to six hundred dollars ($600.00) for the second offense, and from one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) to one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) for the third and thereafter offense.
(E) Each section of this chapter violated shall be considered a separate fineable offense. If two or more sections of this chapter are violated, the fines shall be cumulative and be enforced under the same citation. Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense upon issuance of a separate citation.
(F) The city shall have a lien on all property for which benefit the waste collection charge is hereby levied for payment of that charge, and for all penalties, interest, fees, commissions, charges and other expenses, including court costs and attorneys' fees incurred by reason of any delinquency in payment of that charge, or in the process of collecting them, and such lien has priority over all other obligations or liabilities for which the property is liable.
(Ord. 02-1973, passed 1-8-73; Am. Ord. 07-1993, passed 8-17-93; Am. Ord. 06-1997, passed 6-9-97; Am. Ord. 04-2001, passed 6-11-01; Am. Ord. 02-2002, passed 6-10-02; Am. Ord. 08-2003, passed 9-8- 03; Am. Ord. 05-2004, passed 6-14-04; Am. Ord. 08-2017, passed 11-13-17)