(a) The owner or occupant of any property, building or other structure, wall, platform, staging or flooring, or part thereof, where anything in violation of any of the provisions of this Building Code is placed or exists; any architect, builder, plumber, carpenter, mason, electrician or other artisan, who is employed to assist in the commission of any such violation; and any person who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Building Code, fails to comply with any order of the Building Commissioner issued pursuant to this Building Code or builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved under this Building Code, if no other penalty is provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues.
(b) The application of the penalty provided for in subsection (a) hereof shall not prevent the enforced removal by the Village of prohibited conditions or mandamus, injunction or any other equitable remedy.
(c) As used in this section and throughout this Building Code, the term "Building Code" means Part Thirteen of these Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 1981-54. Passed 11-11-81.)
(d) In addition to any other applicable penalty, any owner, occupant, architect, builder, plumber, carpenter, mason, electrician or other artisan, who performs work for which a permit is necessary prior to the issuance of said permit, shall pay a permit fee that is twice the amount of the permit fee which would ordinarily be charged for such work.
(Ord. 2003-10. Passed 5-14-03.)