Except as otherwise specifically provided for, the owner or owners of any building or premises or part thereof where anything in violation of the Zoning Ordinance shall be placed or shall exist, and any tenant or occupant of such building or premises, and any architect, builder or contractor who shall assist in the commission of any such violation, and nay person who violates any of the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance or fails to comply therewith shall for each violation or non compliance be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, be fined not more five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day a violation or failure to comply shall exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(1978 Code Sec. 1266.07)