(a) Whoever refuses, neglects or fails to comply with an order to stop work issued under the provisions of this Code or other applicable Codes of the City; or refuses, neglects, or fails to comply with a notice to repair, rehabilitate, or demolish a building or other structure declared to be unsafe under the provisions of this Code, or refuses, neglects, or fails to comply with a notice requiring the abatement or removal of a violation or requiring compliance with any provisions of this Code or other applicable Codes or any rule or regulation hereunder within the time limit set forth in such notice, or maintains a use or occupancy prohibited by this Code; shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) dollars nor more than one-thousand dollars ($1,000) for a first offense, and for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each day such violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) The imposition of any penalty shall not preclude the Director of Law from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a court of proper jurisdiction to prevent an unlawful repair or maintenance; or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to require compliance with the provisions of this Code, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, or the orders or determinations of the Building Commissioner, the Mayor, the Board of Zoning Appeals and Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals.
(Ord. 68-97. Passed 4-20-1998.)