(A) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the code adopted herein by reference shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, unless prosecuted as an infraction in the discretion of the City Prosecutor or as an administrative citation as provided herein, and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment not to exceed six calendar months in jail, or by both fine and imprisonment. Each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of the code is committed, continued or permitted.
(B) Separately and distinctly, any violation of the provisions of this chapter or the code adopted herein by reference on any property in the city shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by the city by civil process through the means of an injunction or restraining order, or pursuant to the provisions of this code and other applicable law pertaining to the abatement of public nuisances.
(C) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the code adopted herein by reference may be issued an administrative citation and fine pursuant to Chapter 1.17 of this code, provided that no such person, firm or corporation may be both prosecuted pursuant to § 15.20.380(A) and receive an administrative citation for the same violation.
(`83 Code, § 15.20.280) (Ord. 99-08 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2003-02, § 1, 2003 (Ord. 2007-17, § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 2013-05 § 2, 2013; Ord. 2019-11 § 4, 2019; Ord. 2022-09 § 4 (part), 2022)