§ 92.999 PENALTY.

   (A)   (1)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.

      (2)   The penalties provided in this section shall be owing to the city, in addition to any damages, costs or attorney fees which may be found owing to the city or any other person in any civil litigation related to any nuisance described in this chapter.

   (B)   (1)   Any person violating the provisions of § 92.001 of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding $50.

      (2)   Any person violating any provisions of §§ 92.002 or 92.003 of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined in an amount not less than $100, or more than $500, and each day that a violation of any part of §§ 92.002 and 92.003 of this chapter shall exist shall constitute a separate violation.

(Prior Code, § 92.99)

   (C)   Violation of § 92.020(A) of this chapter shall result in a fine not to exceed $1,500 per day. Each day on which sewage sludge is possessed within the city limits shall constitute a separate violation.

   (D)   In addition to any other penalty provided for, any person who violated § 92.021(B) of this chapter shall be fined not more than $100 for each violation. Each day during which the weeds or other rank vegetation are permitted to grow upon a separate platted city lot, or upon a single piece of contiguous real estate if not platted, shall constitute a separate offense.

   (E)   Any person, firm or corporation violating §§ 92.022 and 92.070 through 92.073 of this chapter shall, upon conviction or judgment, be subject to a fine of not less than $50, and no more than $500, for each violation, which fine shall be owing in addition to such reasonable removal, storage and disposal charges as may be incurred by the city, or its contractor, in abating the nuisance.

   (F)   Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of § 92.023 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than $10, nor more than $300.

(Prior Code, § 97.99)

   (G)   (1)   Any person convicted of violating §§ 92.035 through 92.039 of this chapter shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $300. Each and every day these sections are violated constitutes a separate offense.

      (2)   If any order to remove a junk car as provided in §§ 92.035 through 92.039 of this chapter has been served and is not obeyed within the time stated, the owner of the junk car and the occupant and owner of the real estate upon which it is located shall each be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine in a sum not exceeding $75. Each day the junk car is permitted to remain on the real estate after the time fixed in the order to remove the car, shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable by an additional fine of $5 for each day.

   (H)   Whoever violates any provisions of §§ 92.050 through 92.055 of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $150, nor more than $500, for each offense. Each day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(Prior Code, § 93.99)

   (I)   (1)   Each person, agency or operator violating any provision of §§ 92.085 through 92.087 of this chapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 per violation.

      (2)   Each day on which a sign is not posted at an entrance in compliance with § 92.087(A) or (B) of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

(Prior Code, § 99.04)

(Ord. 36, passed 2-2-1916; Ord. 577A, passed 8-5-1946; Ord. 625, passed 5-3-1954; Ord. G-19-72, passed 11-14-1972; Ord. G-1-74, passed 2-19-1974; Ord. G-85-11, passed 5-14-1985; Ord. G-88-14, passed 9-13-1988; Ord. G-89-5, passed 3-14-1989; Ord. G-96-11, passed 10-22-1996; Ord. G-07-03, passed 5-9-2007; Ord. G-07-04, passed 6-26-2007; Ord. G-09-13, passed 9-22-2009; Ord. G-13-20-13, passed 11-26-2013)