1. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of the regulations has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part, or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $100 for each and every day that such violation continues, but if the offense be willful on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each and every day that such violation shall continue or by imprisonment for 10 days for each and every day such violation shall continue, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
2. Any such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, shall fail to comply with the order within 10 days after such service or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of this chapter in the respect named in such order shall also be subject to a civil penalty of $250.
3. In addition to the penalties hereinabove authorized and established, the City Attorney shall take such other actions at law or in equity as may be required to halt, terminate, remove, or otherwise eliminate any violations of this chapter.