782-01 Repeal Ordinance 641 & Resolution 406 Code Enforcement

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OR BK 4668 PG 1368 4 of 6 Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($500.00) per violation plus all applicable costs or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty days or both a fine and imprisonment. (v) Each violation of a code or ordinance shall be a separate civil infraction. SECTION 8. Repeat Violations: (i) If a repeat violation is found subsequent to the issuance of a citation, the code inspector is not required to give the violator a reascnable time to correct the violation and may immediately issue a citation. (ii) For purposes of this subsection, the term "repeat violation" means a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person who has previously been found to have violated the same provision within 5 years prior to the violation notwithstanding the violations occurred at different locations. SECTION 9. Changes of Ownership: (i) If the owner of property which is subject to an enforcement proceeding before county court transfers ownership of such property between the time the initial citation or citations are issued and the date the violator has been summoned to appear in county court, such owner shall: a. _ Disclose in writing the existence and the nature of the proceeding to the prospective transferee. . b. Deliver to the prospective transferee a copy of the pleadings, notices, and other materials relating to the county court proceeding received by the transferor. c. Disclose, in writing, to the prospective transferee that the new owner will be responsible for compliance with the applicable code and with orders issued in the county court proceeding. d. If the property is transferred before the date the violator has been summoned to appear in county court, the proceeding shall not be dismissed but the new owner will be substituted as the part of the record and thereafter provided a reasonable period of time to correct the violation before the continuation of proceedings in county court. SECTION 10. Violations that present a Threat to Public Health, Safety and Welfare: (i) if the code inspector has reason to believe a violation or the condition causing the violation presents a serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare or if the violation is irreparable or irreversible in nature, or if after attempts under this section to bring a repeat violation into compliance with provision of a code of ordinance prove unsuccessful,the City Council by and through the Code Enforcement Director or his/her designee may make all reasonable repairs which are required to bring the property into compliance and charge the owner with reasonable cost of the repairs along with the fine imposed pursuant to this Section.