A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who aids, supports or encourages the creation or maintenance of any nuisance, as defined in this chapter, or creates, supports, continues or maintains the same, or who fails to remove such nuisance, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and shall be punished as set forth in title 1, chapter 4 of this Code.
B. Failure to correct a violation of this section after notice of violation and expiration of the warning period may be enforced by imposition of the following civil penalties pursuant to title 1, chapter 4, article B of this Code:
1. The first civil citation issued after expiration of the warning period shall subject the responsible party to the initial penalty of one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00).
2. The second civil citation issued after expiration of the warning period and the prior imposition of the initial penalty shall subject the responsible party to the intermediate penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
3. Any subsequent civil citation issued after expiration of the warning period and the prior imposition of the intermediate penalty, or any reoccurring violation under section 1-4B-6 of this Code, shall subject the responsible party to the maximum penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00).
C. Every day that any nuisance, as defined in this chapter, is maintained or continues to exist shall be deemed a separate offense.
(1979 Code § 8.24.280; amd. 1999 Code; Ord. 2005-29, 5-24-2005)