A. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of an ordinance of the city shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city, is punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.
C. The prevailing party in any proceeding associated with the abatement of a public nuisance, or where a violation of any provision of the municipal code (Volumes I and II) has been declared a public nuisance, shall be entitled to recovery of attorneys’ fees incurred in any such proceeding, where the city has elected, at the initiation of that individual action or proceeding, to seek recovery of its own attorneys’ fees. In no action, administrative proceeding, or special proceeding shall an award of attorneys’ fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the city in the action or proceeding. (Ord. 221 § 2, 2002; Ord. 156 § 14, 1996)