A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of the city shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless the violation is made an infraction by ordinance.
B. 
Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any ordinance of the city, any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any ordinance of the city is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
C. 
Any person convicted of an infraction for violation of an ordinance of the city is punishable by:
1. 
A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation;
2. 
A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year;
3. 
A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.
D. 
Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the city is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and shall be punishable accordingly.
E. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, when a person under the age of eighteen years is charged with a violation of this code, and a peace officer issues a notice to appear in Superior Court to that minor, the charge shall be deemed an infraction unless the minor requests that a petition be filed under Section 601 or 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. The amount of the fine imposed shall be set by the court.
(Prior code § 1403; Ord. 713 § 2, 1986; Ord. 871 § 1, 1995)