1.04.010 Violation—Penalties—Declaration of nuisance.

     A.    No person shall violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this code or of any statute or ordinance which is adopted by reference by any provision of this code. Any person who violates any such provision or fails to comply with any such requirement, unless otherwise provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

     B.     Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within twelve (12) consecutive months; (3) a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within twelve (12) consecutive months.

     C.     In addition to the penalties set forth in subsections A and B of this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code or any statute or ordinance adopted by reference to this code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by the city in any manner authorized by law.

     D.    Each separate day, or any portion thereof, during which any violation of the municipal code occurs or continues constitutes a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in this section. (Ord. 254 § 2, 1996)