(a) Whenever, in the Codified Ordinances or in any ordinance of the Municipality, any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is otherwise provided, whoever violates any such provision shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day any such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) When a violation of the Codified Ordinances, or any ordinance, rule, regulation, order or notice promulgated by any officer or agency of the City is also a violation of a statute of the State and a penalty is provided for such violation by the State, in that event the penalty provided by the State for the same offense shall apply. However, in no event shall any jail sentence be imposed.
(c) If any statute of the State provides a limitation upon the extent of the penalty that a municipality may impose for a particular offense, then in that event the penalty provided herein shall not exceed the limitation imposed by the State. However, in no event shall any jail sentence be imposed.
(Ord. 2-28-89)
(d) In the event that any business enterprise or enterprises located in the City can be determined to be delinquent in the payment of any municipal license fee or tax, the City is hereby empowered to provide such delinquent business or businesses with a certified letter, return receipt requested, demanding compliance within ten days from and after the receipt of the same. In the event that said compliance is not forthcoming, the City is further empowered to close or padlock said business until a resolution of such delinquency or delinquencies.
(Ord. 7-5-94)