Except as expressly provided in this code, any conduct or activity that violates any rule or regulation adopted by any subordinate board or commission established by the city council shall be prosecuted as an infraction if the enforcement officer elects to pursue criminal enforcement of such violation. However, this provision shall not apply to any rule, permit, condition or regulation adopted or imposed by the city council or the planning commission, all of which may be charged and prosecuted as misdemeanors. (Ord. 2250 NCS §3 (part), 2006.)