Chapter 19.148 — Violations and Penalties

• A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to violate any provision or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this code. Except as otherwise provided herein, any person, firm, partnership, or corporation violating any provision of this code or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

• B. Each such person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or any portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm, partnership, or corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this section.

• (Ord. 1754, 6/24/2025)

• A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 19.148.010 a, any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this code or failing to comply with any of the requirements thereof, where such violation or failure is denominated an infraction, shall be deemed guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a first violation, by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for a second violation of the same provisions within one year, and by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for each additional violation of the same provision within one year.

• B. Each such person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm, partnership, or corporation and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this section.

• (Ord. 1754, 6/24/2025)

• A. The violation of any of the provisions of this code constitutes a nuisance, and may be abated by the City through civil process by means of restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner provided by law for the abatement of such nuisances.

• B. The prevailing party in any action to abate a nuisance pursuant to this section shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys' fees if: (1) the City elected to seek recovery of its own attorneys' fees at the initiation of the action; and (2) the award of attorneys' fees does not exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the City in the action or proceeding.

• (Ord. 1754, 6/24/2025)

The City Council declares that, should any title, chapter, provision, section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this code be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining titles, chapters, provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences, and words of this code shall remain in full force and effect. (Ord. 1754, 6/24/2025)

Neither the adoption of this Title or any provision thereof, nor the repeal thereby of any ordinance of the City or any provision thereof, shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of any provision committed while such provision was in effect, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or penalty due and unpaid under previous provisions; nor be construed as affecting any such previous provisions relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provisions applicable to any violation thereof; nor be construed as affecting the validity of any bond or cash deposit required to be posted, filed, or deposited pursuant to any ordinance, and all rights and obligations pertaining thereto shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 1754, 6/24/2025)