§ 150.999. PENALTY.


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  • (A) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, who shall violate any provision, other than as set forth in subsections (B) and (C) below, shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per day per violation as provided for in §§ 32.275 et seq.
    (B) A violation of § 150.047 of this chapter shall be classified as a civil offense and shall be enforced through the Code Enforcement Board as provided in §§ 32.275 et seq., or as it may be amended. The penalty for violation of § 150.047 of this subchapter shall be $1,000 for the first offense, and $2,000 for each subsequent offense. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
    (C) Notwithstanding subsections (A) and (B) above, any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of up to $500 or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed 12 months, except as otherwise provided by KRS Chapter 198B for violations of the Kentucky Building and Residential Codes. Each day the violation continues shall be a separate offense. No additional notice other than the notice for the original offense shall be required to convict a person for such violations resulting from a continuation of such offense.
    (1994 Jeff. Code, § 150.999) (Jeff. Ord. 10-1991, adopted and effective 4-25-1991; Jeff. Am. Ord. 16-2000, adopted and effective 6-27-2000; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. 104-2003, approved 5-30-2003; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 267-2007, approved 12-10-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 7-2020, approved 2-21-2020, eff. 5-21-2020)