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Straight from the Code:

Unless another penalty is expressly provided, every person convicted of a violation of any provisions of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof, governing fire, safety, zoning or public health and sanitation, including the dumping of refuse, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000.00, and the violation of any other provision of this Code, or of any other ordinance, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00; provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than a penalty provided for the same or a similar offense under the laws of the state. Each act of violation and each day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty provided by this section, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any Code section whether or not such penalty is reenacted in the amendatory ordinance. In addition to the penalty prescribed above, the city council may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits.