It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, use or maintain any mechanical system or equipment or cause to or permit the same to be done in violation of the IMC, as adopted.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of the IMC, as adopted, shall be deemed guilty of a Class B municipal offense as provided in PMC 11.01.030 and shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of the IMC is committed, continued or permitted. Said offense shall be deemed one of “strict liability.”

The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of plans and specifications shall not be deemed or construed to be a permit for, or any approval of, any violation of the provisions of the IMC. No permit presuming to give authority to violate or cancel the provisions of the IMC shall be valid, except insofar as the work or use, which it authorized, is lawful.

The issuance or granting of a permit or approval of a plan shall not prevent the administrative authority from thereafter requiring the correction of errors in said plans and specifications or from preventing construction operations from being carried on thereunder when in violation of the IMC or any other ordinance or from revoking any certificates of approval when issued in error. (Ord. 793 §2 (Exh. A), 2021)