Any Person who violates this Ordinance shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction subject to the procedures and sanctions contained in Section 202.101. The civil infraction fine for failure to obtain a Certificate of Compliance shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00). Increased civil fines shall be imposed for repeated violation, which means a second or subsequent municipal civil infraction violation committed by a Person within any twenty-four (24) month period and for which a Person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible. After the third violation of this Ordinance committed by a Person within any twenty-four (24) month period, that violation shall be punishable by a misdemeanor with fines up to $500.00 and/or 90 days in jail.
The imposition of penalties provided herein shall not preclude the initiation of appropriate legal action to restrain, correct or abate a violation, to prevent illegal occupancy of a rental dwelling or to stop an illegal act, conduct of a business or use of a structure.
(Emergency Manager Order No. 38. Ordered 8-11-15; Res. 2016-290. Passed 9-19-16.)