§ 151.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.

   (B)   (1)   Any person who shall violate the provisions of §§ 151.01 through 151.12 of this chapter, the IRC or the IBC, shall, upon conviction, be subject to a penalty not less than $75 per day, nor more than $750, per day. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. In addition to this penalty, the village may utilize other statutory or common law remedies deemed appropriate by a Court of law, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, preliminary injunctive relief and obtaining a temporary restraining order.

      (2)   The Building Code Administrator may, in his or her discretion, compromise minor violations of §§ 151.01 through 151.12 of this chapter where the offender:

         (a)   Promptly corrects the condition constituting the violation;

         (b)   Pays a fine of $25; and

         (c)   Pays the cost of a reinspection fee as set forth herein.

      (3)   Any structure, or any part thereof, constructed or maintained not in accordance with §§ 151.01 through 151.12 of this chapter is hereby declared a nuisance, subject to abatement in accordance with law.

(Prior Code, § 156.010)

   (C)   Any person convicted of a violation of § 151.28 of this chapter shall, upon conviction, in addition to the imposition of any of the other remedies contained in §§ 151.25 through 151.28 of this chapter, be punished by imposition of a fine of not less than $50, and not more than $500, per offense. Every day a building shall be maintained or permitted to exist in a dangerous condition shall constitute a separate offense.

(Prior Code, § 93.004)

(Ord. 98-016, passed 4-20-1998; Ord. 2007-016, passed 5-21-2007)