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and approved thereunder, for each and every such violation and noncompliance, respectively, shall be guilty of an infraction and, shall be punishable by: 1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation; and 2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same provision within one year from the date of the first violation; and 3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same provision within one year from the date of the first violation. The imposition of any one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit to continue. Each and every day a violation shall continue shall be deemed to be a separate violation. B. Use of the enforcement procedures of this section will be at the sole discretion of the Fire Chief, the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention or their designees and will not limit or preclude the use of any other enforcement measures pursuant to this Code, State or Federal law. C. The Fire Chief or his authorized representatives shall enforce the provisions of the Fire Code adopted by Section 12.7 and as amended by this Article and all orders, licenses, certificates, permits and plans and specifications issued or approved thereunder and shall have the authority to issue citations for violations thereof." SECTION 3. All former ordinances or parts thereof conflicting or inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted, are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. If any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance or of the Code hereby adopted should for any reason, be found invalid, it is intended that all other portions of this ordinance independent of any such portion as may be declared invalid shall be valid. SECTION 5. This Council finds and determines that pursuant to Section 50022.1 of the Government Code, the City is authorized to adopt the Uniform Fire Code by reference and amend same by ordinance. Section 18941.5 of the Housing and Safety Code provides in part that the ordinance adopted by local entities must take effect 180 days after the publication of the Model Ordinance published by the California Building Standards Commission ("Commission"). The date by which the ordinance must take effect is November 1, 2002. In the event that the Ordinance does not take effect by November 1, 2002, the Uniform Fire Code, as adopted by the Commission, will be in full force and effect in the City of Redwood City. As a consequence of the peculiar local climatic, geographical and topographical conditions within the City, the public health F:Atty/Ord/Ord.166 1 0 2 2/4 2 040803