(A) (1) A violation of any section of this chapter is to be set by resolution.
(2) (a) Each day’s violation of a provision of this chapter constitutes a separate violation.
(b) The abatement of a nuisance is not a penalty for violating this chapter, but is an additional remedy. The imposition of a penalty does not relieve a person of the duty to abate the nuisance.
(c) A citation or other charging instrument filed in court shall include all violations from the date of any written warning, (also known as abatement) notice as cited in the charging instrument.
(d) There is no requirement, for any violation of this chapter, that a written notice must first be delivered to abate or cite the violation. For determining the number of days the violation has occurred or has continued, it shall be from the day the violation is first identified by the city, not the date a warning, written or verbal, is provided or received.
(B) This chapter also sets a minimum fine of $50 for all adjudicated violations, where the person cited is found guilty or enters a plea of no contest to each violation.
(C) Unless otherwise indicated, any offense under this chapter is classified as a violation punishable by a fine set by resolution. Penalties not set by resolution shall be $250 per violation.
(Ord. 1276, passed 7-15-2013; Res. 1650, passed 10-7-2013; Ord. 1315, passed 6-6-2016)