New Franklin Violation and Penalty ordinance (§ 500.025)
Chapter 500: Building Codes and Building Regulations · Article I. Adoption of Building Codes
Any person who shall violate a provision of the Property Maintenance Code adopted in Section 500.020 or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan of or directive of the Code Official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provision of this code, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 6 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.