§ 91.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   The city may notify the property owner or party responsible for a violation of § 91.002 to take immediate corrective action. If the responsible party fails to take the appropriate corrective action, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 and the cost of the prosecution or imprisonment of not more than 90 days or both such fine and imprisonment.

      (2)   In addition thereto, if the city determines the violation to constitute a nuisance, the city or its designee, may take the action necessary to correct the violation and abate the nuisance at the cost of the responsible party. The cost of the corrective action may be charged to the responsible party and collected by an action of law.

      (3)   The party responsible for a violation of § 91.002 shall be liable to the city for any and all damages and expense caused by a violation § 91.002 and/or recovered against the city by any person by reason of any such violation.

(Ord. 167, passed 5-1-2007)