Public Works Department
Environmental Services

Whenever in any provision of the B.M.C. or in any provisions of a code adopted herein by reference, the doing of any act is required, prohibited, or declared to be unlawful, any person who is convicted of a violation of any such provision shall, for each offense, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, except where a different penalty is specifically prescribed by any ordinance of the city, and provided that no person under the age of eighteen years as of the date of the violation for which he or she is convicted shall be subject to the imposition of a jail sentence, except in the case of a conviction of a traffic offense or as otherwise provided by the Colorado Children's Code. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, and shall be punished accordingly. It is the intent of this chapter that the general penalties set forth in this section shall apply wherever no specific penalty has been otherwise provided in any ordinance of the city. The suspension or revocation of any license, certificate evidencing accord of inspection services, or other privilege conferred by the city shall not be regarded as a penalty for the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 337 §1, 1978; Ord. 914 §1, 1991; Ord. 1013 §1, 1993; Ord. 1196 §18, 1996)