(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Code or the provision of any Code adopted by reference by this Code. Any person violating any of such provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Code shall be guilty of an infraction; provided, however, the violation, on approval of the City Attorney, may be elevated to a misdemeanor, punishable as provided by Section 1-2-01(e).
(b)
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 this Code, or the provisions of any Code adopted by reference by this Code, is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.
(c)
In addition to the penalties provided by this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code, or the provisions of any Code adopted by reference by this Code, shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the City, and each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person violating a Turlock Municipal Code Section which is punishable as a misdemeanor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and not an infraction as provided for in Section 1-2-01(a).
(e)
Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred and no/l00ths ($500.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(215-CS, Amended, 03/20/1975; 237-CS, Amended, 03/04/1976; 813-CS, Amended, 06/08/1993)