Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(A) Any person, firm, organization or corporation who violates any provision of the Building Code, Zoning Code, or Property Maintenance Code incorporated in this Chapter for which a citation has been issued, shall be subject to a civil fine or not less than $100 but not more than $500, per day, per violation, or to the extent of the cost incurred by the City to abate the violation(s), or both. If a citation is uncontested, the minimum fine shall be imposed. If the citation is contested and upheld, the fine assessed shall be within the penalty range set forth herein. If the citation is not contested or is ignored, the maximum fine shall be imposed.
(B) In addition, any person, firm, organization or corporation who has previously been issued two or more citations which have been paid, upheld by the Hearing Officer or the District Court, if appealed, for any violation relating to the same property, may also be assessed an additional civil penalty of $500, per day, per violation.
(1995 Code, § 2.32.080) (Am. Ord. O-2016-019, passed 9-26-2016)