5-3-10: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:
   A.   Criminal Penalties: Any person who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to have committed a penal violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during on or which a violation occurs or continues. The penalty for such violation shall be a misdemeanor per Minnesota Statutes section 412.231, or as later amended, plus the costs of prosecution.
   B.   Injunctive Relief: In the event of a violation or a threatened violation of this chapter, the City may institute appropriate actions or proceedings, including requesting injunctive relief to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such violations or threatened violations.
   C.   Civil Action Or Cost As A Special Tax: If any person fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, the City may recover costs incurred for corrective action in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, or at the discretion of the City Council, the costs may be certified to the City Clerk as a special tax against the real property involved to the extent allowed by law. (Prior Code § 7-8-8)