A. Any person who violates or causes violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, which upon conviction thereof is punishable in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.12.010 of this Code.
B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to prevent the City Attorney from commencing a civil action to abate a nuisance in addition to, alternatively to, or in conjunction with the proceedings set forth in this Chapter; nor shall anything in this Chapter be deemed to prevent the City from commencing a criminal action with respect to the nuisance in addition to, alternatively to, or in conjunction with the proceedings set forth in this Chapter, or other ordinance, statute or state law.
C. Payment of any fine or service of jail sentence herein provided shall not relieve a person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity from the responsibility of correcting the condition resulting from the violation. In addition to the above penalties, the Court may order that the guilty party reimburse the City for all costs of investigating, analyzing and prosecuting the enforcement action against the guilty party. The Court shall fix the amount of any such reimbursement upon submission of proof of such costs by the City.
(Ord. MC-1292, 2-03-09; Ord. MC-1029, 9-22-98; Ord. MC-679, 9-19-89)