[Ord. No. 3674 §§1—3, 8-17-2005]
The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a
violation of any provision of said regulations has been committed
or shall exist or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire
premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist or
the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building
or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist
or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other
person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or
who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation
shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) for each and every day that such violation continues,
but if the offense be willful, on conviction thereof, the punishment
shall be a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or
more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each and every day
that such violation shall continue or by imprisonment for ten (10)
days for each and every day such violation shall continue or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Any such
person, having been served with an order to remove any such violation,
failing to comply with such order within ten (10) days after such
notice or continuing to violate any provision of the regulations made
under authority of this Chapter in the respect named in such order
shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00).
[Ord. No. 3674 §§1—3, 8-17-2005]
If any Section, Subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Chapter should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever,
such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Chapter
which shall remain in full force and effect; and to this end the provisions
of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable.
[Ord. No. 3674 §§1—3, 8-17-2005]
It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works, with aid
of the Chief of Police, to enforce this Chapter in accordance with
the administrative provisions of the Building Code and this Chapter.