(A) (1) The owner or agent of a building, structure or land in or upon which a violation of this chapter has been committed or shall exist; or the lessee or tenant of an entire building, entire structure or entire land in or upon which a violation of this chapter has been committed or shall exist, or the agent, architect, building contractor or any other person, firm or corporation who commits, takes part or assists in any violation of this chapter, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter, or who maintains any building, structure or land in or upon which a violation of this chapter shall exist, shall, upon conviction, be fined as set forth in division (B) below.
(2) In case any building or structure is constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building or structure, or land is used in violation of this chapter, the city’s Attorney, for and on behalf of the city, or any owner, or tenant of real property in the same contiguous zoning district as the building or structure in question, in addition to other remedies, may institute any proper action or proceedings to prevent the unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about the premises, or to restrain, correct or abate the violation.
(1994 Code, § 155.998)
(B) (1) Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this chapter, for which another penalty is not already herein provided shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $10, nor more than $100, for each offense; but if the offense be willful, on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fined of not less than $100, nor more than $200, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day that the violation occurs or continues.
(2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of §§ 155.165 through 155.174 of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $50, nor more than $750, plus costs. Each day that the violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing contained in this division (B) shall prevent the city from taking any other lawful action that may be necessary to secure compliance with §§ 155.165 through 155.174 of this chapter.
(1994 Code, § 155.999)
(Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969; Ord. 429, passed 1-11-1993)