The owner of a building or other structure or premises in or on which buildings, structures, service equipment or machines are installed, altered, replaced, repaired, or maintained shall be responsible for every violation of any provisions of this code. Any person, firm or corporation which performs work for which a permit is required by this code without first having secured a permit therefore; and every person, firm, or corporation who shall violate or assist in the violation of any provisions of this code shall also be responsible and liable for such violation and subject to the penalty provided by this code. Any person who misrepresents a material fact in securing a permit under the provisions of this code shall be in violation thereof and subject to the penalties provided therefor.
(A) Notice. The Building Official or his or her representative shall serve written notice of violation of the provision of the code, or of violation of a detailed statement or a plan approved thereunder of violation of a permit or certificate issued under the code, on the person(s) responsible for such violation or for its remedy; and the Building Official or his or her representative shall order the discontinuance of illegal action or condition or the abatement or correction of any such violation or the taking of such action as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the code, and he or she shall serve written notice of such order on such responsible person(s).
(B) Prosecution of violation. If such violation is not corrected or such order is not complied with within the time specified in the notice after service of such notice, the Building Official or his or her representative shall request the City Attorney to institute appropriate proceedings at law or in equity to restrain, correct, abate, or punish such violation of the code or of such order.
(C) Abatement. The imposition of any penalty shall not preclude the Building Official or his or her representative from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a court of proper jurisdiction to prevent an unlawful erection or use; or to restrain, correct, or abate a violation, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business, or use, in or about any premises, or to require compliance with provisions of this code or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules, or resolutions, or the orders or determinations of the Building Official or his or her representative or the Board of Building Appeals.