Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for any violation of this article, where there exists a State Code section which has the same elements as the City Code section for which a penalty is imposed, the penalty imposed by the City may be up to that penalty imposed by the
State.
(a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00).
(b) In addition to the aforesaid criminal remedy for the violation of any of the provisions of this article, the City or any citizen of the City may proceed against any person violating any of the provisions of this article by filing a suit in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of abating a common or public nuisance and perpetually enjoining the same.
(Ord. 537. Passed 2-6-23.)