§ 54-327. Penalties.

(a)

Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall build or alter any building or use in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not more than $100.00 and each day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

The owner of any building or premises or part thereof where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall exist, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed in connection therewith and who may have assisted in the commission of any such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense and, upon conviction, shall be fined as herein provided.

(c)

Violations of the provisions under this chapter are hereby deemed violations of ordinances, rules, or police regulations that govern fire safety, zoning, and public health and sanitation, which may be punishable, alternatively, as provided in section 1-12

(Ord. No. 156, pt. 14, 6-8-1981)

State law reference

Enhanced penalty for violation ordinances governing fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, V.T.C.A., Government Code § 54.001(b).