Sec. 420.115. - Penalties.

(a) It shall be unlawful and an offense against the City for any person to: (1) Violate any of the provisions of this Code, the Florida Fire Prevention Code, or the Florida Life Safety Code or fail to comply therewith. (2) Violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder. (3) Build in violation of any detailed statement or specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder. (4) Build in violation of any certificate or permit issued thereunder. (5) Fail to provide the fire warning equipment required by Section 518.375. (b) Any person violating a provision of subsection (a)(1)—(5) of this Section may be issued a citation for civil penalties pursuant to Chapter 609 , which penalties shall in their entirety be deposited into the General Fund and shall not be considered as proceeds to be deposited into the Police and Fire Pension Fund. (c) The imposition of one penalty for a violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue, and the violation shall constitute a separate offense for each day that it shall continue. (d) The owner of a building, structure or premises where a violation shall exist and a builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation employed in connection with the building, structure or premises and who has assisted in the commission of the violation shall each be guilty of a separate offense, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this Section. (e) The application of a penalty under this Section shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions where the conditions are detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare. (f) The provisions of this Section are additional and supplemental means of enforcing the fire prevention code. Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit enforcement by any other means including, but not limited to, actions for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief or prosecution through the City's Municipal Code Enforcement Board pursuant to Chapter 91 , Ordinance Code. (Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, §§ 1, 4; Ord. 86-707-518, § 1; Ord. 2002-252-E, § 2) Note— Former § 904-1.15.