[CC 2008 § 15-020; Ord. No. 2470, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 2740, 10-30-2017]
A. The provisions, appendixes, and amendments of the 2012 IPMC, published by the International Code Council, Inc., are for all intents and purposes incorporated into this Article as fully as if set forth herein and are hereby adopted as the official Property Maintenance Code of the City of Milan and all provisions thereof shall be in full force and effect in the City of Milan as hereinafter provided. One (1) copy of said code is on file with the City Clerk, and it shall be construed, applied and enforced as modified and supplemented as set forth in this Article.
B. Modifications And Amendments To Code. Amendments are on file in the City offices.
C. Violations And Penalties.
1. For any violation of the code adopted hereby, the violator, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine imprisonment. Every day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
2. Whenever any act is prohibited by the code adopted hereby, by an amendment thereof, or by any rule or regulation adopted there under, such prohibition shall extend to and include the causing, securing, aiding, or abetting of another person to do said act. Whenever any act is prohibited by the code adopted hereby, an attempt to do the act is likewise prohibited.
3. Equitable Relief. In addition to any other remedies or penalties established for violations the code adopted hereby, or any rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order promulgated by any officer or agency of the City under duly vested authority, the City official responsible for the enforcement of the code adopted hereby, rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order may, on behalf of the City and after approval by the Board of Aldermen, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for such legal or equitable relief as may be necessary to enforce compliance with the code or rule, regulation, notice, condition, term or order. In such action the court may grant such legal or equitable relief, including, but not limited to, mandatory or prohibitory injunctive relief, as the facts may warrant. Upon the successful prosecution of any such action the City may be awarded by the court reasonable attorney fees as allowed by law.