§ 17.5. Penalties; continuing violations.

A.

Pursuant to F.S. ch. 162.22, as the same may be amended from time to time, the governing body of a municipality may designate the enforcement methods and penalties to be imposed for the violation of ordinances adopted by the municipality. Therefore, whenever in this Code or any ordinance of the town any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 60 days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the judge. Each day any violation of any provision of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue a separate offense.

B.

In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be, by the town, abated as provided by law; and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2, 1-10-2011; Ord. No. 12-01, § 7, 12-12-2011)