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(Ord. No. 9111-2010, § 1, 10-19-10)
<br />Sec. 28-16. - Penalty and fines.
<br />(a) Failure to comply. Any person, whether as owner, manager, tenant, or other person in charge of the
<br />property, who shall violate a provision of this chapter, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the
<br />requirements thereof; who shall erect, construct, alter, demolish or move any structure, without an
<br />appropriate permit; or has erected, constructed, altered, repaired, moved or demolished a building or
<br />structure in violation of a detailed statement or drawing submitted and approved thereunder, shall be
<br />guilty of a misdemeanor. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each
<br />day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed,
<br />continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation, such person shall be punished by
<br />a fine as provided in section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances. Citations and fines may be issued or
<br />enforced in addition to any civil action or revocation of permit.
<br />(b) Fines. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or agent having primary responsibility
<br />for discharge of a duty imposed by law under this section who violates any of the provisions of this
<br />chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than
<br />five hundred dollars ($500.00), unless such violation is a violation of an ordinance or regulation
<br />affecting zoning, fire safety, or public health and sanitation, in which case the fine shall not be more
<br />than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist
<br />shall constitute a separate offense.
<br />(c) Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or agent having primary responsibility for
<br />discharge of a duty imposed by law under section 28-10 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
<br />conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Failure to pay
<br />inspection fees related to section 28-10 could result in forced closure of the property after sixty (60)
<br />days delinquency in the payment of fees.
<br />(Ord. No. 9111-2010, § 1, 10-19-10; Ord. No. 9684-2014, § 1(exh. A), 3-18-14)
<br />ARTICLE III. - MULTIFAMILY HOUSING STANDARDS
<br />Sec. 28-17. - Applicable chapter 29 standards.
<br />The requirements of chapter 29 relating to space and occupancy standards, structural requirements,
<br />mechanical requirements, exits, fire protection, abatement of prohibited condition, and substandard
<br />buildings are adopted for this chapter. Additionally article III of chapter 29 section 28, referring to
<br />dangerous structures is adopted by reference.
<br />(Ord. No. 9452-2012, § 1, 11-6-12)
<br />Sec. 28-18. - Multifamily housing complexes generally.
<br />(a) The owner or owners, their agents and employees, of any apartment complex within the city shall
<br />comply with the following requirements set forth in this section.
<br />(b) For purposes of this section:
<br />(1) Apartment complex shall mean two (2) or more apartment buildings under common ownership
<br />or management which are situated on one (1) lot or adjacent lots and operated or managed as
<br />a single entity;
<br />(2) Apartment building shall mean a structure containing (2) or more self-contained groups of
<br />common rooms which are designed, constructed and used as dwelling units;
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