(A) Any person, firm, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity which violates or refuses to comply with any provision of this chapter or any order of the Building Inspector issued to enforce this chapter, shall be responsible for municipal civil infraction and shall be punished by a civil fine of $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation, and $1,000 for a third subsequent violation and shall further be liable for the payment of the costs of prosecution in an amount of not less than $9 and not more than $500.
(B) Any person, firm, corporation, trust, partnership or other legal entity which demolishes any structure in a Historic District in violation of this chapter shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be punished by a civil fine of $1,500 for a first violation, $2,500 for a second violation and $5,000 for a third or any subsequent violation and shall further be liable for the payment of the costs of prosecution in any amount of not less than $9 and not more than $500.
(C) Each day that a violation continues to exist shall constitute a distinct and separate offense, and shall make the violator liable for the imposition of fines for each day.
(D) Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a nuisance per se and the foregoing penalties shall be in addition to the abatement of the violating condition and injunctive or other relief which may be ordered by the court as prescribed by the laws of the State of Michigan for the abatement of a city ordinance designated as a municipal civil infraction.
(E) A person, individual, partnership, firm, corporation, organization, institution or agency of government that violates this chapter may be ordered by the court to pay the costs to restore or replicate a resource unlawfully constructed, added to, altered, repaired, moved, excavated or demolished.
(Ord. passed 3-27-2000; Am. Ord. 080324-1, passed 3-24-2008)