A. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor as hereinafter specified. Such individual shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during which any violation of this chapter is committed or allowed to exist.
B. Any individual convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be:
1. Guilty of an infraction and punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), but not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the first offense.
2. Guilty of an infraction and punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), but not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the second offense.
3. The third and any subsequent offense shall constitute a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), but not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or six months in the county jail, or both.
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a first or second offense may be charged and prosecuted as a misdemeanor.
D. Payment of any penalty in this chapter shall not relieve an individual from the responsibility of correcting the violations as noted on the official inspection report form.
(Ord. 91 § 1 (part), 1994: Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 6.10.050)