§ 50-34. Penalties.  


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  • Any person who violates any of the provisions of the following sections of this Code, sections 1.7.8; 1.7.9; 1.8; 1.8.1; 1.8.2; 1.8.3; 1.8.4; 1.8.5; 4.1.5; 4.1.5.1; 4.1.5.2; 10.1.4; 10.5; 10.5.1; 10.5.2; 10.7.1; 10.7.2; 10.7.3; 10.7.4; 10.8; 10.8.1; 10.8.2; 10.8.3; 10.15.11.13; 10.15.11.13.1; 10.15.11.13.2; 17.3; 17.3.1; 17.3.2; 17.3.3; 17.3.3.1; 17.3.3.2; 17.3.3.3; 17.3.4.4; 19.1; 19.1.1; 19.1.2; 19.1.3; 19.1.4; 19.1.5; 20.1.4.3; 20.1.4.3.1; 24.1; 24.1.1; 24.1.2; 24.2; or standard hereby adopted for those sections or who fail to comply with any order made thereunder; or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder; or failed to operate in accordance with any certificate or permit issued thereunder; and from which no appeal has been taken; or who shall fail to comply with such an order within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified the application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

    Any person who shall violate any provision of all other sections of this Code or standard hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith; or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder; or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder; or failed to operate in accordance with any certificate or permit issued thereunder; and from which no appeal has been taken; or who shall fail to comply with such an order within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a blight violation, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth in section 71-73. Repeat offenses under this chapter shall be subject to increased fines as set forth in section 71-73. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified the application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions. Each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 1106, § 1, 9-22-2009; Ord. No. 1198, § 1, 10-1-2013)