(a) The owner of any building or premises or part thereof where anything in violation of this Planning and Zoning Code shall be placed, or shall exist, and any architect, builder or contractor who assists in the commission of any such violation, and any person who violates any of the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code, the rules and regulations of the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals made pursuant thereto and any resolutions of Council passed incident or pursuant thereto, or fails to comply therewith, and for which no other penalty is provided is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) The imposition of any penalty shall not preclude:
(1) The Building Commissioner, or his or her designee, from issuing a warning notice to correct said violations within a reasonable amount of time, and if said violations are not corrected, then implementing a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for the first offense, five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the second offense, and seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each subsequent offense thereafter.
(2) The Director of Law of the City, or his or her designee, from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to require compliance with the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(c) Each day such violation or failure to comply exists shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 2020-124. Passed 11-4-20.)