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(1) Whenever any building is erected, altered, demolished, used or maintained in violation of this Chapter, the Department may serve a written notice of such violation upon the violator directing compliance within such reasonable period of not less than ten (10) days as the Department shall determine.
(2) After the expiration of the time for compliance as stated in the notice of violation, if the violation is not corrected and no appeal is pending, the Department, in addition to invoking any other sanction or remedial procedure may:
(a) itself or by contract correct the violation and/or order the termination of such maintenance or use, charge the cost thereof to the person responsible therefor, and with approval of the Law Department collect such cost by lien and/or otherwise as may be authorized by law;
(b) apply with the approval of the Law Department to any Court of Common Pleas for relief by injunction or restraining order.
(3) In addition to any other sanction or remedial procedure provided, the penalty for violation of any provision of this Chapter is a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense for which a separate penalty may be imposed.