[R.O. 2007 § 405.815; Ord. No. 1523 §§ 10.0500
— 10.0503, 5-11-1989]
A.
Penalties for violations of this Chapter
shall be as follows:
1.
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 an ordinance
violation punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00)
and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each and
every day that such violation continues 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.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo., however,
for the second and subsequent offenses involving the same violation
at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) 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.
2.
Any such person who having been served
with an order to remove any such violation shall fail to comply with
such order within ten (10) days after such service or shall continue
to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of
Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect named in such order
shall also be subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars
($250.00).
3.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the City from taking such other lawful action as it deems necessary
to prevent or remedy any violation.
