§ 10.99. GENERAL PENALTY.

(A)

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the City any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in this Code or any ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding sixty (60) days, or by both a fine and imprisonment. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

(B)

The City adopts all enforcement methods provided by law which include, but are not limited to, the issuance of a citation, summons, notice to appear in County Court, arrest for violation of municipal ordinances, as provided for in F.S. Chapter 901, or civil citations provided for in Section 37.45 of this Code of Ordinances.

(C)

In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the City, abated as provided by law. Each day that a condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(Code 1980, § 1-6; Am. Ord. No. 18-95, passed 4/4/95; Ord. No. 60-06, § 1, passed 11/7/06)