(A) Unless otherwise set out herein, any person who shall violate or refuse to comply with the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter, whether set forth at full length herein or incorporated by reference, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding that permitted by state law for violation of a municipal ordinance for each offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
(Prior Code, § 8-501)
(B) Any person violating any provision of §§ 150.015 to 150.023 of this chapter shall be subject to a maximum sentence of three months of imprisonment or a $500 fine, or both. In addition, the city may, by an action in the District Court, enforce the provisions of §§ 150.015 to 150.023 of this chapter through equity and injunctive processes.
(Prior Code, § 8-310)
(C) (1) Any person who shall violate or refuse to comply or interfere with the enforcement of any provision of §§ 150.070 to 150.078 of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not to exceed $500 for any one offense. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of such failure to comply.
(2) In addition to any penalties or remedies afforded the city in §§ 150.070 to 150.078 of this chapter, whenever an unsafe or dangerous building as defined in §§ 150.070 of this chapter exists, the city may proceed by a suit in equity in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek to enjoin and abate the same as provided by law.
(3) Whenever in any action it is established that an unsafe or dangerous building exists, the court hearing the same may, together with any fine or penalty imposed, enter an order of abatement as a part of the judgment.
(Ord. 440, passed 8-5-2019)