a. Any person, corporation or firm violating any of the provisions of this title, including but not limited to, adopted Uniform Codes, as amended in this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both. Every such violation shall be deemed a separate offense for each day or portion thereof during which such violation continues.

b. Any violation of the provisions of this title that would seriously endanger public health and safety shall be, and the same is declared to be, unlawful; and a public nuisance. The City Attorney may, in addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action thereunder, commence an action or actions for the abatement thereof, in the same manner required by law and may make such other steps to obtain such relief as will abate or remove such nuisance and restrain and enjoin said violations. All costs, including attorney’s fees, for abatement of any public nuisance may be assessed against the property declared to be a public nuisance by the City Council after notice to the affected property owners, and may be collected in the same manner provided for by the Governmental Code. (Ord. #09-88, S22; Ord. #63-95, S17; Ord. #95-99, S17; Ord. #2007-133; Ord. #186-2016, S2)