An owner or other person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of this article is committed or permitted; and, except as otherwise specified in this article, upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), or by imprisonment for not more than four (4) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. No judge may suspend the imposition of the minimum fine prescribed herein.
In addition, the judge shall order abatement as necessary.
(Ord. No. 4530, § 2, 6-28-76; Ord. No. 6043, § 9, 6-25-84; Ord. No. 7241, § 3, 7-3-89; Ord. No. 8996, § 9, 12-8-97)