(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision, or to fail to comply with any of the requirements, of this code. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this code shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the city jail or the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this code is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.
(B) In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by this city, summarily abated, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
(C) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, from and after June 1, 1981, in accordance with Cal. Gov't Code § 36900, violations of city ordinances are declared to be infractions, punishable as set forth in Cal. Gov't Code § 36900, unless specifically designated misdemeanors by any ordinance amending this code adopted after June 1, 1981.
('61 Code, § 1-2.01) (Ord. 372 C.S., passed 6-1-81; Am. Ord. 744 C.S., passed 1-15-03)