PENALTIES
Mesa City Code § 4-1-9
in effect4-1-9: - PENALTIES
(A) Unlawful Acts. It shall be unlawful: (4242, 5273)
1. For any owner, person, firm, or corporation to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, remove, demolish, or operate, any building, structure, or equipment regulated by this Chapter, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and the technical codes. (5273)
2. For any owner, person, firm, or corporation to occupy, or for any owner to allow occupancy or fail to prevent occupancy of, any building or structure regulated by this Chapter, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and the technical codes. (5273)
3. For an owner, person, firm, or corporation to fail to comply with a lawful written notice of violation or order to discontinue and abate a violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter and the technical codes. (5273)
(B) Notice of Violation. The Building Safety Director is authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible for the erection, construction, alteration, extension, repair, moving, removal, demolition, or occupancy of a building or structure in violation of the provisions of this Chapter, the technical codes, or in violation of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this Chapter. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or condition and the abatement of the violation. (4242)
(C) Prosecution of Violation. If the notice of violation is not complied with in the time frame specified in the notice, the City may institute the appropriate proceeding at law or in equity to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, or to require the removal or termination of the unlawful occupancy of the building or structure in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the technical codes or of the order or direction made pursuant thereto. (4242)
(D) Remedies Not Exclusive. Violations of this Chapter or the technical codes are in addition to any other violation established by law, and this Chapter shall not be interpreted as limiting the penalties, actions, or abatement procedures that may be taken by the City or other persons under the laws, ordinances, or rules. (4242)
(E) Penalty Clause. Any owner, person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this Chapter of the Mesa City Code as amended shall be guilty of a class one misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and each day of violation continued shall be a separate offense, punishable as described above. (4242, 5273)
Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT4BURE_CH1MEADCO_4-1-9PEFetched: 11/1/2026