A. The provisions of this section replace any penalty provisions contained in the IBC, the IRC, or the international property maintenance code.
B. Any person who shall violate the provisions of the IBC, the IRC or the property maintenance code, and each person who owns, occupies or controls real property within the corporate limits of the village and suffers or permits a violation of the IBC, the IRC or the property maintenance code, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. In addition to this penalty, the village may utilize other statutory or common law remedies deemed appropriate by a court of law, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, preliminary injunctive relief, and obtaining a temporary restraining order.
C. Any structure, or any part thereof, constructed or maintained not in accordance with this chapter is hereby declared a nuisance, subject to abatement in accordance with law. (Ord. 12-13, 8-27-2012)