If any person, firm or corporation shall violate any of the provisions of this building code or shall do any act prohibited herein, or shall fail to perform any duty lawfully enjoined, within the time prescribed by the department, or its chief code enforcement officer, or any of its assistant code enforcement officers, or shall violate, fail, neglect or refuse to obey any lawful order given by the department or its chief code enforcement officer or any of its assistant code enforcement officers, in connection with the provisions of this building code, then for each such violation, failure, neglect or refusal, or doing of a prohibited act, such person, firm or corporation shall be fined in the sum of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. Each day that aforesaid violation, failure, neglect or refusal, or doing of a prohibited act continues, shall be deemed and constituted as a distinct and separate offense. Each offense shall be deemed a Class C infraction. (Prior code § 5-25.3)