§ 42-37. Violations.

(a)

The failure to fully abate the alleged violation as set forth in the written notice by the city shall be deemed a violation of this article, and the code enforcement officer may issue a citation for such violation commanding the person to appear before the municipal court to answer said charge.

(b)

Upon conviction for the violation or upon the entering of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the code enforcement officer may cause the violation to be corrected by use of city equipment and/or employees. In the event the city does not have sufficient resources to correct the violation, the city may contract with outside persons or firms for the abatement of the violation. The cost to the city of abatement shall be a lien against the real property and service and execution may issue for the collection of same in the same way that execution issues for the collection of ad valorem taxes.

(c)

Penalties for violations of the provisions of this article shall be punished upon conviction as provided in chapter 1, section 1-12. Violations of this article shall be of a continuing nature with each day of noncompliance constituting a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 17-2007, § 1, 11-12-07)