(A) Violations.
(1) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, and shall be fined not less than $100, nor more than $500, for such finding of responsibility. Any person who is responsible for any municipal civil infraction shall be required to pay a fee of $15 in addition to any other civil fine and court cost imposed.
(2) Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) A second offense or subsequent violation of the same provision within this chapter may be issued as a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 and/or imprisonment not exceeding 93 days; provided, the authorized city official issues an appearance ticket and marks it as a misdemeanor. The authorized city official may issue subsequent violations as municipal civil infractions.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 3200)
(B) Public nuisance. Any building or structure which is erected, altered or converted, or any use of premises or land which is begun or changed subsequent to the time of passage of this chapter and in violation of any of the provisions thereof is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 3201)
(C) Fines, imprisonment and the like. The owner of any building, structure or premises or parts thereof, where any condition in violation of this chapter shall exist or shall be created, and any person who has assisted knowingly in the commission of such violation shall each be guilty of a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to the fines and imprisonment herein provided.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 3202)
(D) Each day a separate offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or when a violation occurs or continues.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 3203)
(E) Rights and remedies are cumulative. The right and remedies provided herein are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(Prior Code, App. A, § 3204)
(Ord. 1277, passed 4-2-2007)