2.44.270   Violations of fire prevention code.
   A.   Any person who violates any of the provisions of the fire prevention code adopted by Section 2.44.150 of this chapter or fails to comply therewith, or who violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder, or who builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the city commission or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed in this chapter, shall severally for each such violation and noncompliance respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
   B.   The application of a penalty for violation of this section shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. (Amended during 1992 codification: prior code § 4-2-28)