The
owner or agent of any building, structure, or premises where a violation
of any provision or regulation of the International Existing Building
Code, 2018 Edition, has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee
or tenant of an entire building or premises where such violation has
been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder,
contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or assists
in any such violation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor which shall
be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor
more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each and every day that
such violation continues, and if the violation shall be willful, upon
conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor 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 that such violation shall
continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the Marshfield Municipal Court. Any person who, having been served
with an order to remove any violation, shall fail to comply with said
order from which no timely appeal has been taken, within ten (10)
days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision
under this Code in the respect named in such order, shall also be
subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)
per day. The authorities of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, may,
in addition to other remedies, institute any appropriate action or
proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, use of demolition to
restrain, correct or abate such violation, and to prevent the occupancy
of any building, structure or land, or to prevent any act, conduct,
business or use in or about such premises which is violative of the
provisions of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 Edition,
as adopted herein.