[R.O. 2008 §100.130; Ord. No. 4882 §1, 5-14-1990]
Whenever in this Code or any ordinance of the City any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in this Code or such ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision by any person is hereby declared to be an ordinance violation; and, upon conviction, unless some other penalty is prescribed in this Code or such ordinance, such person may be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court having jurisdiction. In any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by any Statute, the Council shall affix the same penalty by ordinance for the punishment of such offense.