(A) Unlawful. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish, occupy or use any building or structure, or to use any land, in violation of any provision of this chapter, or any amendment thereof. Any person, either as owner, lessee, occupant or otherwise, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, or any amendment thereof, or who interferes in any manner with any person in the performance of a right of duty granted or imposed upon him or her by the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter.
(B) Penalty; fine. Any person in violation of this chapter who violates a provision of this chapter, or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor and subject to penalty as provided in § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(C) Additional authority. In any case where a building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this chapter or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the city, in addition to other remedies legally available, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding, including, but not limited to, injunction, mandamus, abatement or any other appropriate actions to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
(D) Establish violation necessary for injunction. The city need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
(Prior Code, § 10-1-6) (Ord. 020912-02, passed 2-9-2012) Penalty, see § 153.999