Section 20.28.180 Enforcement actions.

a. Municipal infraction. The doing of any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, or an offense or a misdemeanor by this title or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, or failure to perform any act required by this title or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, is a municipal infraction and is punishable by a civil penalty as provided in section 1.04.100 of the municipal code.

b. Misdemeanor. Subsection a. notwithstanding, the doing of any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful, an offense or a misdemeanor by this title or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, or failure to perform any act required by this title or any ordinance or code herein adopted by reference, may be charged as a misdemeanor by a peace officer and, upon conviction, shall be punishable as provided in section 1.04.100 of the municipal code. However, no person shall be charged with a municipal infraction and a misdemeanor for the same offense.

3. Nuisance abatement. Any building erected, raised, converted, or land or premises used in violation of any of the provisions of this title or the requirements thereof, is declared to be a common nuisance and such common nuisance may be abated in such manner as nuisances are now or may hereafter be abated under existing law.

4. These penalties or any others shall not be exclusive so as to restrict the right of the duly authorized persons to make or order any cancellation or suspension of any license or permit herein authorized. (Ord. 2000-9646; 90/T-9327)