In addition to any other penalties or legal consequences provided under applicable Federal, state and local law, regulations, codes and ordinances:
(A) Violations of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both, and, in addition, shall pay all costs and expenses involved. Each day such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
(B) Violations of the provisions of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to and found responsible for a municipal civil infraction. The forfeiture for any municipal civil infraction shall be $500 plus court costs, attorney fees and abatement costs of each violation, together with all other remedies pursuant to M.C.L.A. 600.8701 et seq. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate municipal civil infraction.
(C) The owner of record or tenant of any building, structure or premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent or person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation may each be found guilty or responsible of a separate offense and suffer the penalties and forfeitures provided in divisions (A) and (B) of this section, except as excluded from responsibility by state law.
(D) In addition to any other remedies, the township may institute proceedings for injunction, mandamus, abatement or other appropriate remedies to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove any violations of this chapter. The rights and remedies provided herein are both civil and criminal in nature. The imposition of any fine, jail sentence or forfeiture shall not exempt the violator from compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2017-9, passed 10-9-2017)