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4. General Codes – Adjustments and Updates – Commentary and Code Language. The last set of amendments relate to various administraƟve funcƟons, update prior amendments to ensure internal consistency with other regulaƟons, or modify those prior amendments to accommodate addiƟonal informaƟon that impact the code applicaƟon as adopted. SecƟon 10.99 (D) [Penalty] is included to correspond with the City’s fee schedule that permits the City to levy an addiƟonal charge when property owners do work without the applicable required permit. SecƟon 152.176 (A) [Accessory Building RegulaƟons] is amended to incorporate and clarify the inclusion of various components of the newer regulaƟons, including temporary structures, rubbish containers and carports. SecƟon 150.090 (C) is included here to revise the recent changes which allowed rubbish containers to encroach into front yards. The size requirements of those containment areas is proposed to be increased to accommodate actual needs, given addiƟonal research. SecƟon 150.094 (I) and (J) are proposed to be amended to correct an oversight in the prior amendments related to allowance for, and duraƟon of, dumpsters, both hard‐sided and ﬂexible. These changes clarify the restricƟons and the differences between the two types. § 10.99 GENERAL PENALTY. (D) When any person initiates any work which requires a City permit of any type, but who has not procured the applicable permit prior to initiating said work, the City may impose a fee and penalty that is an amount equal to two times the fee required by the City’s fee schedule. No permit shall be finally approved, nor certificate of occupancy issued if applicable, until the levied fees and penalty, if imposed, have been fully paid. This penalty shall be in addition to any other remedies available to the City. § 152.176 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS. (A)(1) d. Accessory uses which are not accessory buildings, including swimming pools, hot tubs, play structures, animal shelters and rubbish container screens of no more than 36 square feet in area, and landscape elements that do not provide any shelter for human occupancy, provided all other conditions and performance standards are met. f. Design. All accessory buildings constructed after the construction of the principal building must be designed and constructed in a manner consistent with the design and general appearance of the principal building. Accessory buildings constructed primarily of canvas, plastic, fabric, or other similar non-permanent materials shall be prohibited, with the exception of temporary structures regulated by Section §152.090.