Criminal and civil penalties.
Columbus City Codes § 4701.99
in effect4701.99 - Criminal and civil penalties.
A. Whoever violates any provision of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
B. Each calendar day a violation occurs or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense.
C. Strict liability is intended to be imposed for violation of this code.
D. In addition to any criminal penalties a court may impose on an owner, an owner who fails to comply with a notice of violation shall incur a civil forfeiture of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each calendar day that the owner fails to comply. The director may file a civil action styled "complaint for civil forfeiture" in the environmental division of the Franklin County Municipal Court seeking a court order to recover any accumulated civil forfeiture penalties.
E. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the director from pursuing the enforcement of any provision of this Nuisance Abatement Code or the Ohio Revised Code through any other remedy available by law, including but not limited to causing to be filed in the environmental division of the Franklin County Municipal Court a civil complaint for injunctive relief or a criminal misdemeanor complaint.
(Ord. 0946-04 § 2 (part); Ord. 897-05 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 3019-2016, § 6, 12-12-2016)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT47NUABCO_CH4701ADEN_4701.99CRCIPEFetched: 10/27/2026