The public officer may file a complaint in the municipal court against any person found to be in violation of section 4-4-6 of this chapter, provided however, that such person shall first have been sent an order as provided in section 4-4-7 of this chapter and that the person has neither abated the condition causing the alleged violation nor requested a hearing before the governing body within the time period specified in section 4-4-7 of this chapter. Any person found to be in violation of section 4-4-6 of this chapter, shall upon conviction, be guilty of a class C offense, punishable as in subsection 1-4-1A1c of this code. Upon a first conviction, a person shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00); for a second conviction within a five (5) year period, a fine of three hundred dollars ($300.00) shall be imposed; and for a third or subsequent conviction within a five (5) year period, a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be imposed. For the purpose of this chapter, a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which such violation is permitted to exist. (Ord. 1148, 11-18-2013)