15.22.010 Enforcement - Penalties.
(1) All department officials and public employees of the City vested with the duty or authority to issue permits shall conform to the provisions of this Title and shall issue no permit, certificate or license for uses, buildings, or purposes in conflict with the provisions of this Title, and any such permit, certificate, or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this Title, intentionally or otherwise, shall be null and void.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Official of the City, the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, zoning officers, the Police Chief, and all City officers and employees subordinate thereto (hereafter referred to as “enforcement officers”), to enforce the provisions of this Title pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure and the use of any land, building, or premises. Each enforcement officer may, within the scope of the officer’s duties, investigate any complaint alleging a violation of this Title and take such action as is warranted in accordance with the procedures and provisions set forth in this Chapter.
(3) In the event any provision of this Title is violated or is intended to be violated, an enforcement officer may do one (1) or more of the following:
(a) Notify (using methods reasonable under the circumstances and if notification does not hinder the effective enforcement of the provisions of this Title) the owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who is responsible for the violation to comply with the provisions of this Title and if the same is not done in a reasonable period of time, to cause a citation to be issued to the violation; or
(b) Issue a citation for the violation of any provision of this Title to any person responsible for the violation, which may include, but is not limited to, the owner, tenant, lessee, occupant, architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who is responsible for the violation of any provision of this Title: or
(c) Use any other legal or lawful means allowed by law for the enforcement of any provision of this Title.
(4) Violation of any provision of this Title or failure to comply with any of its requirements shall be punishable as provided in Section 1.03.010, Provo City Code. [For example, if the performance of an act is declared in a section of the Provo City ordinances (including technical codes adopted by reference and state statutes adopted as Provo City ordinances) to be unlawful, or is described as a misdemeanor or class B misdemeanor, or is otherwise prohibited, said act is currently punishable by a fine in an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of time not exceeding (6) six months, or by any combination of said fine and imprisonment, as may be imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction.