(a) Any person who willfully falsifies any material fact on any application required by this chapter is guilty of a first degree misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who fails or refuses to obey or comply with or violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Each violation or noncompliance shall be considered a separate and distinct offense. Further, each day of continued violation or noncompliance shall be considered a separate offense.
(c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent or restrict the City from taking such other lawful action in any court of competent jurisdiction as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation or noncompliance. Such other lawful actions shall include, but shall not be limited to, an equitable action for injunctive relief or an action at law for damages. A person who operates or causes to be operated an adult entertainment facility without having a valid permit is subject to a suit for injunction and shall also be guilty of a first degree misdemeanor. If any injunctive relief must be sought, reasonable attorneys' fees and related costs and expenses shall be assessed at the discretion of the Court against the adult entertainment facility, its owners and operators.
(d) All remedies and penalties provided for in this section shall be cumulative and independently available to the City, and the City shall be authorized to pursue any and all remedies set forth in this section to the full extent allowed by law.
(e) All violations of this chapter shall be deemed misdemeanors of the first degree.
(f) It is a defense to prosecution for any violation of Section 812.17(a) that the physical contact was inadvertent or accidental in nature.
(Ord. 08-13. Passed 6-16-08.)