§ 94.99 PENALTY.

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

   (B)   Any person or persons who violate the terms of §§ 94.01 through 94.06 shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day a person or persons is in violation of §§ 94.01 through 94.06 shall constitute a separate violation.

   (C)   In addition to the lien provisions outlined in §§ 94.20 through 94.22 for the payment of all abatement costs, which shall include any and all administrative costs, filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, or any other actual costs incurred by the Code Enforcement Officer, County Auditor, Board of Commissioners, abatement vendors, or any party related to the enforcement of §§ 94.20 through 94.22 on behalf of the county in issuing the violation notice and taking whatever actions necessary to abate said violation(s), an owner may also be assessed a fine, in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer or Hearing Authority, as follows:

      (1)   First violation: $100;

      (2)   Second violation: $500; and

      (3)   Third and subsequent violations: $1,000.

   (D)   A separate violation shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or continues.

(Ord. 3-1-1.1, passed 6-16-2003; Ord. 2021-10, passed 10-18-2021)