16.70.120 Additional violations and penalties.
(1) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to knowingly:
(a) Occupy or to allow to be occupied any building or premises ordered vacated;
(b) Fail to comply with any order issued pursuant to this chapter;
(c) Obstruct, hinder, or provide false information to any officer or agent of the City of Pasco or other authorized governmental unit or agency in enforcement of this chapter.
A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or jail confinement of not more than 90 days. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. In the event of continuing violation or failure to comply, the second and subsequent days shall constitute a gross misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 365 days or both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) As a separate and alternate monetary penalty to the criminal penalty above, there is hereby imposed a civil penalty for failure to comply with an order of abatement within the time specified on such order, including but not limited to the following offenses:
(a) To occupy or to allow to be occupied any building or premises ordered vacated;
(b) Failure to comply with any order issued pursuant to this chapter;
(c) To obstruct, hinder, or provide false information to any officer or agent of the City of Pasco or other authorized governmental unit or agency in enforcement of this chapter.
Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. The daily maximum penalty for failure to comply with an order of abatement on a first-time violation shall not exceed $500.00, and shall not exceed a cumulative of $5,000 over the course of 10 days. Monetary penalties for repeat violations may exceed these limits. [Ord. 4515 § 2, 2021; Ord. 4305 § 1, 2016; Code 1970 § 16.50.120.]