Whenever in this chapter an act is prohibited or is made or declared
to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever in this
chapter the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any
act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is otherwise
provided in this Code of Ordinances, the violation shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding $500.00; provided, however, that no penalty
shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or
a similar offense of the laws of the state.