(a) Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed, upon conviction of the first offense, 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. Any person convicted of a subsequent violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portions thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, permitted or continued.
(b) Whenever any person fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any order of the Development Services Director-City Manager or other designated official, under the provisions of this chapter, or when any building or other structure is used or occupied so as to be in violation of or not in conformity with any provision of this chapter, the City Manager or a designee may, at his or her sole discretion, institute an appropriate action in law or in equity to prevent any violation of this chapter or to prevent the occupation or use of such building or other structure.
(c) The exercise of the rights and remedies granted in this chapter shall in no way preclude or limit the City from exercising any other right or remedy now or hereafter granted to it under the laws of Ohio or the ordinances of the City of Pickerington.
(Ord. 2014-27. Passed 8-5-14.)