A.
Penalties for violations of this chapter shall be as follows:
1.
Except as provided in Subsection 4 of Section 89.120, RSMo., the
owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation
of any provision of said regulations has been committed or shall exist,
or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where
such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general
agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in
which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general
agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits,
takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building
or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not
more than $250 for each and every day that such violation continues
or by imprisonment for 10 days for each and every day such violation
shall continue or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 82.300, RSMo.,
however, for the second and subsequent offenses involving the same
violation at the same building or premises, the punishment shall be
a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each and every
day that such violation shall continue or by imprisonment for 10 days
for each and every day such violation shall continue or by both such
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
2.
Any such person who having been served with an order to remove any such violation shall fail to comply with such order within 10 days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of Sections 89.010 to 89.140, RSMo., in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil penalty of $250.
3.
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from taking such
other lawful action as it deems necessary to prevent or remedy any
violation.
