Any violation or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter, or any amendment thereto, shall be a civil infraction and shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars for each violation. Each day in which a violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. In lieu of a court appearance, any person or entity charged with having committed a civil infraction may forfeit to the city the sum of fifty dollars for each such violation. (Ord. 99-48 §3, 1999; Ord. 80-43 §19, 1980).