Per City of Sachse Code of Ordinances - Chapter 1, General Provisions, Section 1-7. General Penalty for Violation of Code:

Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city, an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever the doing of an act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provision shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $500.00, except for violations of municipal ordinances that govern fire safety, zoning and public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, in which cases a fine not to exceed $2,000.00 is hereby authorized; provided, however, that no penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or similar offense under the laws of the state.  Each day any violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.  The city may also bring suit for injunction against any person that shall violate or threaten to violate any of the provisions of this code or any city ordinance in order to prevent a continued violation or threatened violation.

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