§ 11.005 MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS; SECOND OFFENSE; MISDEMEANOR.
(A) A first violation of any of the following listed ordinances shall constitute a municipal civil infraction:
(1) Section 150.005 of this chapter, concerning loitering in public places; (2) Section 152.014 of this chapter, concerning unauthorized pagers, beepers or any other devices by students; (3) Section 152.015 of this code of ordinances, concerning violation of posted notices; (4) Section 152.016 of this coded of ordinances, prohibiting littering; (6) All of Ch. 51 and §§ 94.035 through 94.040 of this code of ordinances, concerning garbage, trash and weeds and including noxious weeds and tall grass; (7) All of Ch. 99 of this code of ordinances, concerning alarm systems; (9) All of Ch. 90 of this code of ordinances, concerning animals and fowl; (10) All of Ch. 110 of this code of ordinances, concerning auctions and auctioneers; (11) All of Ch. 170 of this code of ordinances, concerning buildings and building regulations; (12) All of Ch. 53 of this code of ordinances, concerning cable television; (13) Ch. 50 and 172 of this code of ordinances, concerning electricity; (14) Section 170.004 of this code of ordinances, concerning fences; (15) All of Ch. 91, 92 and 93 of this code of ordinances, concerning fire prevention and protections; (16) All of Ch. 116 of this code of ordinances, concerning food and drink; (17) Sections 110.055 through 110.060 of this code of ordinances, concerning garage sales, yard sales and the like; (18) All of Ch. 176 of this code of ordinances, concerning grading and soil erosion control; (19) Sections 112.001 through 112.005 of this code of ordinances, concerning handbills; (20) All of Ch. 171 of this code of ordinances, concerning the Housing Code; (21) Sections 131.001 through 131.011 of this code of ordinances, concerning junk dealers, junkyards and the like; (22) All of Ch. 130 of this code of ordinances, concerning licenses, permits and business regulations; (23) All of Ch. 111 of this code of ordinances, concerning peddlers, solicitors and the like; (24) Sections 170.080 through 170.083 of this code of ordinances, concerning plumbing and gas; (25) All of Ch. 181 of this code of ordinances, concerning rental dwellings; (26) All of Ch. 174 of this code of ordinances, concerning streets and sidewalks; (27) All of Ch. 179 of this code of ordinances, concerning swimming pools; (28) All of Ch. 175 of this code of ordinances, concerning trees and vegetation; (29) All of Ch. 134 of this code of ordinances, concerning used car dealers; (30) All of Ch. 52 of this code of ordinances, concerning water and sewers; (31) All of Ch. 100 of this code of ordinances, concerning weights and measurements; (32) Section 150.004 of this code of ordinances, concerning abandoned iceboxes; (33) Section 150.009 of this code of ordinances, concerning curfew for minors; (34) Section 150.010(A) of this code of ordinances, concerning school attendance; (35) Section 150.018 of this code of ordinances, concerning posting bills; (36) Section 150.019 of this code of ordinances, concerning the violation of rules of Municipal Service Commission; (37) Section 150.022 of this code of ordinances, concerning swimming, bathing and the like in the Detroit River; (38) Section 152.009 of this code of ordinances, concerning maliciously injuring or destroying fruit, shade or ornamental trees; (39) Section 152.010 of this code of ordinances, concerning maliciously injuring or destroying boundary markers, guideposts and the like; (40) Section 152.014 of this code of ordinances, concerning the use of unauthorized pagers, beepers and other devices by students; (41) All of Ch. 95 of this code of ordinances, concerning marine safety, except where otherwise stated; (42) All of Ch. 115 of this code of ordinances, concerning telecommunications; and (43) All of Ch. 190 of this code of ordinances, concerning zoning. (B) (1) If any person commits a second offense, or subsequent violation of the same ordinance listed above, such a violation constitutes a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days; provided, the authorized city official issues an appearance ticket (and not a municipal civil infraction citation or notice) and marks it as a misdemeanor.
(2) However, nothing herein requires the authorized city official to charge a repeat offense of the same ordinance by the save individual as a misdemeanor.
(Prior Code, § 23.5-6) (Ord. 1050, passed 8-17-1998; Ord. 1118, passed 6-11-2001; Ord. 1169, passed 4-14-2003)