Enforcement; penalties for offenses.

A. This chapter, except for § 226-6 , shall be administered and enforced by the authorized official.B. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation who or which violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment; and in addition, any person, firm, partnership or corporation who or which violates any of the provisions of this chapter or omits or refuses to perform any and every act hereby required shall respectively forfeit and pay a penalty of $50 for each and every such violation and nonperformance.

The imposition of any such penalty or violation of this chapter shall not excuse such violation nor permit the continuance thereof. The application of the above penalty or penalties of the prosecution for violation of the provisions hereof shall not be held to prevent the removal, repair or correction of those conditions prohibited by this chapter or prevent conformance to the standards and regulations of this chapter by such legal means as may be proper.C. In addition to any other penalty under the law, where there is a failure to comply with the standards and regulations of this chapter and if after giving 45 days' written notice of such failure by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, addressed to the owner of record of subject premises, such failure to comply with such standards and regulations or any part thereof has continued, the authorized official, upon the direction of the Town Board, is hereby authorized and empowered to remove, repair or correct those conditions prohibited by this chapter and to otherwise bring subject premises into conformance with the standards and regulations of this chapter.

All costs and expenses incurred by the town in connection with any action so taken shall be assessed against the land upon which such action is taken. A copy of this chapter shall be attached to any notice sent under this subsection.D. Every day that a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed or continues after written notice from the Town of Webster or service of a summons upon a holder shall constitute a separate offense.