(A) Generally.
(1) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter of the code or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof; or who shall build, reconstruct or structurally alter any building in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder; or who shall engage in the business of either plumbing, heating and ventilating or electrical wiring in the city, without first having procured the license required for his or her particular business and having given bond and proof of liability insurance as provided in §§ 92.047 and 92.066 of this chapter, shall for each and every violation or noncompliance, be guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $10, and not more than $100, and each day that the violation or noncompliance shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(2) Any person who shall initiate construction prior to obtaining a building permit or a certificate of occupancy, or any other permit required, shall pay twice the amount of the filing fee set forth herein.
(3) The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, realtor, CU agency or other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains the violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
(Prior Code, § 7-12)
(B) Unsafe buildings. Any person violating the provisions of §§ 92.130 through 92.142 or I.C. 36-7-9-28 shall commit an ordinance violation, or the equivalent of a class C infraction as defined in I.C. 36-7-9-28, for each day the violation continues. For each unsafe building condition violation, the person, firm or corporation, as defined herein, may be fined up to a maximum of $500 for each violation of §§ 92.130 through 92.142.
(Prior Code, § 7-90)
(Ord. 74-17, passed 9-8-1974; Ord. 88-1, passed 3-14-1988; Ord. 88-2, passed 3-28-1988)