(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) (1) A person or corporation, including an officer, director, or employee of a corporation, or a governmental official or agent charged with the responsibility of issuing permits or inspecting buildings or structures, who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500 and/or imprisonment for not more than 90 days:
(a) Knowingly violates the Act or the code or a rule for the enforcement of the code;
(b) Knowingly constructs or builds a structure or building in violation of a condition of a building permit;
(c) Knowingly fails to comply with an order issued by an enforcing agency or a construction board of appeals;
(d) Knowingly makes a false or misleading written statement, or knowingly omits required information or a statement in an inspection report, application, petition, request for approval, or appeal to an enforcing agency or construction board of appeal;
(e) Knowingly refuses entry or access to an inspector lawfully authorized to inspect any premises, building, or structure pursuant to this act;
(f) Unreasonably interferes with an authorized inspection;
(g) Knowingly issues, fails to issue, causes to be issued, or assists in the issuance of a certificate, permit, or license in violation of this code or a rule promulgated under this code or other applicable laws; and/or
(h) Having a duty to report violations of this code or a rule promulgated under this code or other applicable laws, knowingly conceals a violation.
(2) With respect to division (A)(1)(c) above, a person is guilty of a separate offense for each day that the person fails to comply with a stop construction order validly issued by an enforcing agency and for each week that the person fails to comply with any other order validly issued by an enforcing agency. With respect to divisions (A)(1)(a) or (A)(1)(d) above, a person is guilty of a separate offense for each knowing violation of this code or a rule promulgated under this code and for each false or misleading written statement or omission of required information or statement knowingly made in an application, petition, request for approval, or appeal to an enforcing agency or a construction board of appeals. With respect to division (A)(1)(b) above, a person is guilty of a separate offense for each knowing violation of a condition of a building permit.
(Ord. 134, passed 12-18-2001)
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provisions of §§ 150.25 and 150.26 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 and/or imprisonment for not more than 90 days. Each day that a violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. The foregoing penalty shall be in addition to the other rights of the township to proceed at law or equity with other appropriate and proper remedies.
(Ord. 150, passed 12-19-2006)