(a) Each calendar day a violation occurs or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Strict liability is intended to be imposed for violation of this code.
(c) In addition to any criminal penalties a court may impose on an owner, an owner who fails to comply with a notice of violation shall incur a civil forfeiture of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each calendar day that the owner fails to comply. The Director of Public Service and Safety may file a civil action styled “complaint for civil forfeiture” Miami County Municipal Court seeking a court order to recover any accumulated civil forfeiture penalties.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this Code is guilty of a misdemeanor in the fourth degree.
(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the Director of Public Service and Safety from pursuing the enforcement of any provision of this Nuisance Abatement Code or the Ohio Revised Code through any other remedy available by law.
(Ord. 45-2020. Passed 10-19-20.)