(A) Unless otherwise provided herein, each violation of this Code and any other city ordinance, except § 70.31 or as otherwise provided by statute or this Code, constitutes a misdemeanor. Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity convicted of violating the provisions of this Code is, upon conviction, guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) and/or subject to imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
(B) Unless otherwise provided, civil penalties shall be in the following amounts:
First Citation | $50.00 |
Second Citation For Same or Similar Violation | $100.00 |
Third and Subsequent Citations For Same or Similar Violation | $500.00 |
Once a notice of violation has been issued and the 10-day warning period has expired, civil citations in the above amounts may be issued for each day the same or similar violation continues until the prohibited activity is ceased or abated in accordance with Section 10.19(C)(5).
(C) In the event any provision of this section is found to be in conflict with any other provision of any other ordinance or code of the city, the more specific provision shall prevail. In the event any provision of this section is found to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain effective and valid.
('84 Code, § 1-7(a)) (Am. Ord. passed 2-18-92; Am. Ord. 0-1999-34, passed 7-20-99; Am. Ord. O-2002-14, passed 3-5-02)