(A) Any person who violates any provisions of the state codes adopted in § 150.01 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Violators of the State Building Code shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than $1,000 for each offense. (KRS 198B.990(1))
(2) Violators of the State Standards of Safety shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, imprisonment for not more than sixty (60) days, or both, for each offense. (KRS 227.990(1))
(3) Violators of the State Plumbing Code shall be, upon conviction, subject to a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or both, for each offense. (KRS 318.990)
(B) Any person, firm, or corporation, commencing construction of a building or other structure without first having obtained a proper building permit, or falling to follow the plans and specifications submitted to the city in conjunction with the application for a building permit, or otherwise violating any provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars for each offense, imprisoned not more than sixty (60) days, or both. Each day such improper construction is continued or an improperly constructed building is used or a violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) Any person, firm or entity found in violation of any provision of § 150.07 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each offense. Each day of the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. This chapter is subject to enforcement by the Code Enforcement Board of the city. A violation of § 150.07 is subject to enforcement by the Code Enforcement Board of the city. A violation of § 150.07 shall be considered a civil offense.
(Am. Ord. 5-2005, passed 2-21-05; Am. Ord. 19-2005, passed 7-5-05; Am. Ord. 8-2016, passed 9-19-16)