(A) All provisions of § 92.16 will be enforced by the Chief of Police and the Police Department's assigned officers.
(B) Any person, or business entity (business entity includes but is not limited to a sole proprietorship, limited partnership, limited liability company, and corporation) violating any of the provisions of §§ 92.16(B)(1), 92.16(B)(4) and 92.16(B)(9), or failing or neglecting or refusing to comply with the same, shall be issued a notice of civil infraction subject to a maximum penalty of $500 and/or shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $100 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Civil penalties will start at $100 for the first infraction within a 24-month period, and will escalate by $100 for each subsequent infraction within a 24-month period up to the maximum of $500. For penalty purposes each violation recorded and subsequently abated on any distinct enforcement officer visit shall constitute a separate offense (See G.S. § 14-4(a) and § 160A-175).
(C) In cases where violations of §§ 92.16(B)(1), 92.16(B)(4) and 92.16(B)(9) are committed by a person or persons under contract (rental or otherwise) with the legal owner of the property on which the violation occurs and the legal owner of the property is not present during the offense, the owner is subject to civil penalty under § 92.99(B). This provision does not prevent additional penalty enforcement against the person or persons under contract or other code violators on the property (See G.S. § 14-4(a) and § 160A-175).
(D) In all other cases under Chapter 92, violators are subject to penalty, under § 10.99.
(Ord. 20-13, passed 10-13-2020; Ord. 22-08, passed 6-28-2022; Ord. 22-23, passed 11-15-2022)