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SubpartBLANDUSEREGULATIONS <br />Chapter106ZONING <br />ARTICLEI.INGENERAL <br />Sec. 106-6. Penalties for violations. <br />(a) Any person, firm or corporation in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed <br />guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not more than <br />$2,000.00. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. <br />(b) In case any building or structure erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or <br />maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of the general law or the terms of <br />this chapter, the city, in addition to imposing the penalty above provided, may institute any <br />appropriate action or proceedings in court to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, <br />reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such <br />violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, <br />structure or land, to prevent the illegal act, conduct, business or use, in or about such land; and the <br />definition of any violation of the terms of this chapter as a misdemeanor, shall not preclude the city <br />from revoking the civil remedies given it by law in such cases, including collection or reasonable <br />attorney fees and court costs, but same shall be cumulative of and in addition to the penalties <br />prescribed for such violation. <br />Secs. 106-7—106-30. Reserved. <br />LaPorte,Texas,CodeofOrdinancesPage16 <br /> <br />