§ 18-154. Violations and penalties.

(a)

The objective of enforcement is compliance.

(b)

Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be punishable under section 1-10 of this Code. Any person or entity violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any violation of any provision of this article is committed, continued, or permitted by that person and shall be punished accordingly.

(c)

The violation of the provisions of this article may be abated as a nuisance.

(d)

The violation of all provisions of this article by any person may be enjoined by instituting appropriate proceedings for injunction in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such actions may be maintained notwithstanding that other adequate remedies of law exist. Such actions may be instituted in the name of DeKalb County.

(e)

If a person is convicted of a violation of this article, the court shall impose a fine in accordance with the following schedule:

(1)

First conviction in a calendar year: a minimum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00);

(2)

Second conviction in a twelve-month period measured from the date of the first conviction: a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500.00);

(3)

Third conviction in a twelve-month period measured from the date of the first conviction: a minimum of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00); and

(4)

Fourth conviction in a twelve-month period measured from the date of the first conviction: a minimum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

( Ord. No. 17-04 , Pt. I, 11-14-17)