(A) Whenever pursuant to any other ordinance of the City of Union any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of an act is required or the failure to do an act is declared to be unlawful or an offense, the violation shall be classified as a "violation" and shall be punished as provided in this section, notwithstanding any provision of any other existing ordinance of the city. The penalties of this section shall apply to any violation occurring on or after the effective date hereof unless the violation is of an ordinance that is adopted after the effective date hereof which expressly provides a different penalty.
(B) The maximum penalty for a violation shall be an amount not exceeding $500. However, this penalty shall be in addition to any assessment or fine which may be required to be imposed, such as, but not limited to, the unitary assessment described in O.R.S. 137.290 (2003), the county assessment referred to in O.R.S. 137.309 (2003), or any other fine or assessment which may be imposed by force of law in addition to those imposed by an ordinance of the city.
(C) There shall be no sentence of any imprisonment for any violation.
(D) Every day any violation of an ordinance of the city shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
(F) For the purposes of facilitating dispositions of violations, the Municipal Judge may promulgate a schedule of forfeitures plus any required assessments or fines for particular infractions, and the person charged with such an infraction may deposit with the Court the amounts so scheduled, waive further appearance, and have the sum so deposited forfeited as on a plea of "no contest." The Court shall not, however, be bound by the schedule on appearance and admission by the person charged, or on trial and judgment against the person charged; the Court in such a case may impose any forfeiture allowed by this section.
(G) This section shall not be interpreted as prohibiting or limiting the city's right to abate, enjoin, or alleviate an ordinance violation when such power is given to the city by ordinance or common law.
(Ord. 498, passed 12-12-2005)