(a) The Director shall issue a written warning to any person he or she determines is violating Sections 1603(a) or (c), 1604(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), or (i), or 1605(a), (b), or (c), or 1611(a) of this Chapter. If after issuing a written warning of violation from the Director, the Director finds that person continues to violate the provisions of Sections 1603(a) or (c), 1604((a), (b), (d), (g), (h), or (i), or 1605(a), (b), or (c), or 1611(a), the Director may apply for or impose the various sanctions provided in this Section.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 1603(a) or (c), 1604(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), or (i), or 1605(a), (b), or (c), or 1611(a) of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction. If charged as an infraction, upon conviction thereof, said person shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not more than $100.00 for a first violation; not more than $200.00 for a second violation in the same year and not more than $500.00 for each subsequent violation in the same 12-month period.
(c) The Director may issue an administrative fine to any person violating Sections 1603(a) or (c), 1604(a), (b), (d), (g), (h), or (i), or 1605(a), (b), or (c), or 1611(a) in accordance with Administrative Code Chapter 100, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(d) The City Attorney may seek legal, injunctive, or other equitable relief to enforce this Chapter, including without limitation, civil penalties in an amount not exceeding $100.00 for the first violation, $200.00 for the second violation, and $500.00 for each subsequent violation in any given 12-month period.
(e) The City may not recover both administrative and civil penalties pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) for the same violation. Penalties collected under subsections (c) and (d), which may include recovery of enforcement costs, shall be used to fund implementation and enforcement of this Chapter.
(Added as Sec. 1606 by Ord. 295-06, File No. 060944, App. 11/29/2006; renumbered as Sec. 1607 and amended by Ord. 140-16, File No. 160383, App. 7/29/2016, Eff. 8/28/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017 [see note at end of Chapter]; amended by Ord. 201-18, File No. 180519, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018, Oper. 7/1/2019)
(Former Sec. 1607 added by Ord. 295-06, File No. 060944, App. 11/29/2006; repealed by Ord. 140-16, File No. 160383, App. 7/29/2016, Eff. 8/28/2016, Oper. 1/1/2017)