Appendix 1200. General penalty.

(a)

Violations a misdemeanor. No person shall violate any provisions or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this Code. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless such violation or failure to comply is expressly stated by this Code to be an infraction. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code 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 (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 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 is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(b)

Infractions. Any person violating any provision or failing to comply with any mandatory requirement of this Code expressly stated by this Code to be an infraction shall be guilty of an infraction. Any person convicted of an infraction shall be 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 provision of this Code within one (1) year;

(3)

A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same provision of this Code within one (1) year.

Each 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 is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(c)

Public nuisances. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may, by this city, be summarily abated as such, and every day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(Ord. No. 105, 6-3-86)