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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 1501, Page 5 <br /> <br />Section 4. Any person, firm, or corporation in violation of any <br /> <br /> <br />of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a <br /> <br /> <br />misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in the sum of <br /> <br />not more than ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($l,OOO.OO). Each day such <br /> <br /> <br />violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. <br /> <br /> <br />In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, <br /> <br />reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any <br /> <br /> <br />building, structure, or land is used in violation of the general law <br /> <br /> <br />or of the terms of this ordinance, the City of La Porte, in addition <br /> <br /> <br />to imposing the penalty above provided, may institute any appropriate <br /> <br /> <br />action or proceedings in a Court of competent jurisdiction to provide <br /> <br /> <br />such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, <br /> <br /> <br />repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct, or <br /> <br /> <br />abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, <br /> <br /> <br />structure, or land, to prevent the illegal act, conduct, or use, in <br /> <br />or about such land; and the definition of any violation of the terms <br /> <br /> <br />of this ordinance as a misdemeanor shall not preclude the City of La <br /> <br /> <br />Porte from invoking the civil remedies given it by law in such cases, <br /> <br /> <br />including collection of reasonable attorney's fees and court costs, <br /> <br /> <br />for the same shall be cumulative of and in addition to the penalties <br /> <br /> <br />prescribed for such violation. <br /> <br /> <br />Section 5. This ordinance comprises the text and map of the <br /> <br /> <br />Official Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte. At the time of the <br /> <br /> <br />effective date of this ordinance as specified below, all ordinances <br /> <br />or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this <br /> <br /> <br />ordinance are hereby repealed insofar as the same are in conflict with <br /> <br /> <br />the provisions hereof, particularly including the repeal of Ordinance <br /> <br />No. 780 of the City of La Porte, together with all amendments thereto. <br /> <br /> <br />Section 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from <br /> <br /> <br />and after February 9, 1987. As an additional condition precedent to <br /> <br />enacting this ordinance into full force and effect, the caption of <br /> <br /> <br />this ordinance shall be published by the City Secretary of the City <br />