§ 93.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   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.

   (B)   (1)   Any person, firm, or corporation, or anyone acting in behalf thereof, who is found to be in violation of §§ 93.16 through 93.18 shall be fined in an amount of $25 for the first violation and $50 for a second instance of the same violation within any calendar year.

      (2)   Each day that a violation exists, or is permitted to exist, shall constitute a separate violation.

      (3)   The town may seek and be granted, in any court of competent jurisdiction, injunctive relief to enforce §§ 93.16 through 93.18.

      (4)   In event of a violation, after ten-day notification of its intent to do so, all necessary officers, agents, and employees of the town may enter onto the property upon which such nuisance exists, take any and all appropriate, necessary, and convenient action to abate said nuisance. Any and all expense incurred by said town in any way connected with the abatement of such nuisance shall be immediately payable to said town by the person responsible for the nuisance and shall be a lien against the property, including the entire lot, parcel, or tract of real estate, upon which said nuisance existed.

(1996 Code, § 6-79)

   (C)   The Town Marshal or his or her designee may issue a citation to a person violating §§ 93.30 through 93.32. The first citation to an individual shall impose a $65 fine. Each subsequent citation issued to an individual shall impose a penalty of an additional $100 fine.

(1996 Code, § 6-51)

   (D)   (1)   Any business or organization being advertised upon billboards or posters in violation of § 93.45 shall be notified in writing by the Town Marshal and shall have 30 days from the date of receipt of said notice to remove the violative advertising.

      (2)   Further provided, that failure to remove said advertising may be punished by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $50.

      (3)   Further provided, that each day of violation shall be considered a separate violation of § 93.45.

(1996 Code, § 6-59)

   (E)   Any person violating §§ 93.46 or 93.47 shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined any sum not exceeding $10 to which shall be added to the cost of prosecution.

(1996 Code, § 6-67)

   (F)   (1)   Any person violating §§ 93.60 through 93.64 shall be fined in an amount not less than $25 nor in excess of $250 for each such offense, as well as the costs and expenses of each such violation including court costs and attorney’s fees.

      (2)   Each day during which a violation of §§ 93.60 through 93.64 takes place shall be deemed to be a separate violation.

      (3)   The Town Marshal and any of the law enforcement agencies so designated by the Town Council may enforce the terms and conditions of this chapter through the issuance of an infraction citation.

(1996 Code, § 6-135)

   (F)   (1)   Where any other section provided for a monetary fine, that fine shall be $25 for each separate occurrence.

(1996 Code, § 6-96)

      (2)   An arresting officer has the option of giving a warning ticket instead of a citation for violation to any first time offender, this to depend solely upon the discretion of the arresting officer. There shall be no fine for a warning ticket.

(1996 Code, § 6-97)

(Ord. 55.5, passed - -; Ord. 89-04-02, passed 4-2-1989; Ord. 96-11-01, passed 11-25-1996; Ord. passed 5-27-1997)