§ 4. Violations of Code provisions.

It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of the Coalinga Municipal Code or the provisions of any Code adopted by reference by said Municipal Code. Any person violating any of such provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of the Coalinga Municipal Code shall be guilty of an infraction as designated by, and provided for, in Sections 16, 17, 19c, and 19d of the Penal Code of the State of California and as expressly specified in Section 40000 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of the Coalinga Municipal Code, or the provisions of any Code adopted by reference by said Municipal Code, is committed, continued, or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

Any person convicted of an infraction under the provisions of the Coalinga Municipal Code shall be punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not more than Fifty and no/l00ths ($50.00) Dollars, for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not more than One Hundred and no/l00ths ($100.00) Dollars, and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not more than Two Hundred and no/l00ths ($200.00) Dollars.

In addition to the penalties provided by this section, any condition permitted or caused to exist in violation of any of the provisions of the Coalinga Municipal Code, or the provisions of any Code adopted by reference by said Municipal Code, or any subdivision, building, wiring, plumbing, or other similar activity in violation of the provisions of the Coalinga Municipal Code shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the City in a civil action, and each day such condition continues shall be a new and separate offense.

(Amended by § 1, Ord. 452, eff. June 2, 1976)