Every person who willfully violates or who procures, aids or abets in the willful violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, will be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, will be punished as provided in the general penalty in section 1-4-1 of this code. Every person who willfully violates or who procures, aids or abets in the willful violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, will be deemed to have committed a municipal infraction, and will be assessed the civil penalty described in section 1-4-4 of this code. Each day that a violation remains will constitute a separate violation. For each separate incident, the city will elect to treat the violation as a misdemeanor or a municipal infraction, but not both. If a violation is repeated, the city may treat the initial violation as a misdemeanor and the repeat violation as a municipal infraction, or vice versa.
(Ord. 09-20, 10-19-2009; amd. Ord. 23-29, 11-20-2023)