Sec. 7-24. - Violations and penalties.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or business association of any kind to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, relocate, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in the city, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this article.

Any person, firm, corporation, or business association of any kind violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor except that notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor under this article may, in the discretion of the attorney having prosecutorial functions, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a city enforcement official, upon determining that a person, firm, corporation, or business association of any kind has committed a violation of this article, may in his/her discretion, issue an administrative citation to the responsible party using the procedures set forth in article X of chapter 15 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2508, § 3, 12-6-22)

Secs. 7-25—7-37. - Reserved. ARTICLE III. - RESIDENTIAL CODE

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2508, § 4, adopted December 6, 2022, repealed the former Art. III, § 7-39, and enacted a new Art. III as set out herein. The former Art. III pertained to abatement of dangerous buildings code and derived from Code 1960, § 8110.17; Ord. No. 1381, § 2, 6-26-78; Ord. No. 1531, § 1, 2-22-82; Ord. No. 1666, § 1, 4-22-85; Ord. No. 1771, § 1, 3-14-88.