Any person, firm or corporation if determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in violation of any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. The penalty for such violation shall be imprisonment for a maximum term, fixed by the court, of not more than 90 days, or by a fine fixed by the court in an amount of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

In the alternative, the city may seek to abate the nuisance and obtain civil penalties consistent with RCW 7.48.250. (Ord. 961 § 1, 2004. Formerly 6.10.060).