A. The violation of any regulation shall be unlawful. Violations may be enforced by issuing notices of violation and, if necessary, by filing civil infractions. In addition, any violation of this code shall constitute a misdemeanor, unless otherwise designated as a gross misdemeanor, and the city shall have discretionary authority to enforce a violation as either a civil infraction or civil violation pursuant to this chapter or as a criminal misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than ninety days or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than one thousand dollars or by both such imprisonment and fine. A gross misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than twelve months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Each day during any portion of which a violation of this code occurs or continues is a separate offense.

C. Civil enforcement of the provisions of this code or the terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant to this code shall be governed by this chapter unless other more specific provisions apply.

D. Code enforcement officers are authorized to enforce the code using the provisions and procedures of this chapter; provided, however, that enforcement under this chapter is in addition to, and does not preclude or limit, any other forms of enforcement available to the city, including, but not limited to, criminal proceedings or sanctions, nuisance and injunction actions, rights to file and enforce liens, or other civil or equitable actions to abate, discontinue, correct, or discourage unlawful acts in violation of this code.

E. Nothing in this chapter or in other chapters of the Cle Elum Municipal Code shall prevent code enforcement officers or any other officers of the city of Cle Elum or other governmental unit from taking any other action, summary or otherwise, necessary to eliminate or minimize an imminent danger to the health or safety of any person or property. The city’s costs of abating any such nuisance or endangerment summarily or otherwise abated shall be recoverable under this chapter, as well as in the same manner and to the same extent as costs of abating nuisances or endangerment under any other provisions of this code, in addition to or as an alternative to any other rights or remedies the city may possess.