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A. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the ordinances of the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless, at the sole option of the City Prosecutor, the violation is cited and prosecuted as an infraction.

B. An infraction is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation.

C. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him unless he is arrested and not released on his written promise to appear, on his own recognizance, or upon a deposit of bail.

D. A misdemeanor is punishable by:

1. Imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both.

E. Each such person described in subsection (A) of this section shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the ordinances of the City is committed, continued or permitted by any such person, and he shall be punished accordingly.

F. Payment of a fine shall not excuse payment of any fee required by the Municipal Code.

G. In addition to the foregoing, any violation of the provisions of the ordinances of the City is deemed to be a public nuisance. Such violations may be abated by civil action or pursuant to applicable administrative abatement procedures. (Ord. 3260 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2474 § 1, 1991; Ord. 2284 § 1, 1988; Ord. 2213 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2077 § 1, 1984; Ord. 1765 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1551 § 1, 1974; prior code § 1.7A).