(A) An owner or occupant of any area, place, building, structure or other object within a locally designated heritage preservation landmark or district who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $700 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Any person or corporation who assists in the commission of a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day an owner or occupant of any area, place, building, structure or object within a duly designated heritage preservation landmark or district allows any work to be performed on any area, place, building, structure or other object in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter and will be punishable as such. Any remodeling, repairing, altering or construction activity of a heritage preservation landmark or district in violation of this chapter is hereby declared a nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 315.13)
(B) The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not prevent the city from taking appropriate action or proceeding to prevent unlawful alteration of the building district and/or site in question. The action may include retraining, correcting and abating the violations. Upon violation of any provision of this chapter, the city may enjoin the violator from further and continued violation, as well as compel the violator to rectify, at his or her or its sole expense, the violation complained of. The cost of enforcing this provision shall be chargeable and collected against the violator in a civil action.
(Prior Code, § 315.15)
(Ord. passed 4-19-2005)