(a) Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this Chapter, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the Ohio Revised Rode, Ohio Administrative Code, or the Stormwater Management Utility Rules and Regulations, shall be guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each and every day the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
(b) Damages. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code, or the Stormwater Management Utility Rules and Regulations shall be liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the City by reason of such violation, in addition to the penalties provided in division (a) of this section.
(c) Civil Action. The criminal penalties set forth in division (a) of this section are not exclusive, and nothing shall prohibit the City from also pursuing a civil action including, but not limited to, injunction, declaratory judgment, or civil penalties against any person who violates any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, the Ohio Administrative Code, or the Stormwater Management Utility Rules and Regulations.
(Ord. 04-39. Adopted 09/23/04; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)