782-01 Repeal Ordinance 641 & Resolution 406 Code Enforcement

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OR 13K 4723 PG 1866 3 of 6 of intent or scienter. The imposition of a penalty does not prevent equitable relief. (iv). The owner, tenant, or occupant of any land or structure or part thereof, and any architect,builder, contractor, agent, or other person who participates in, assists, directs, creates, or maintains any situation that is contrary to the requirements of any City of Zephyrhills Ordinance may be held responsible for the violation and be subject to the penalties and remedies provided for in this Code. (v). Violations prosecuted in County Court in the manner provided by law under Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, shall be prosecuted pursuant to the procedures set forth•in-Amended Ordinance Number 782-01 Ordinance Number 783-01 and by administrative order of the Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court. SECTION 6. Authority and Purpose (i) This Section is adopted pursuant to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, as a supplemental method of enforcing the codes and ordinances of Zephyrhills and is enacted to protect the public health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the City of Zephyrhills. (ii) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the City from enforcing its codes and ordinances by any other means including, but not limited to issuance of a citation without a warning, a summons, an arrest, an action before an enforcement board or special master, a civil action for injunctive relief, a stop work order, demolition,�2or pursuant to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes. ...SECTION 7. Designation of Code Enforcement Officers: (i) for the purpose of this Section, the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills hereby designates all code inspectors, sworn law enforcement officers or fire inspectors. (ii) Except as to law enforcement officers, the training and qualifications of the code enforcement officers shall be established by the Code Enforcement Director or his/her designees and shall be in compliance with any applicable Florida Statutes. (iii) Except as to sworn law enforcement officers, designated as a code enforcement officer does not confer the power of arrest or other law enforcement powers, nor subject the code enforcement officer to the provisions of Chapter 943, Florida Statutes. (i'') Nothing in this Section shall be construed to amend; _alter, or contravene the provision of any retirement or pension plan or system administered by the City of Zephyrhills or the State of Florida. SECTION 8. Citation authorization; notice prior to citation; violation to be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, maximum penalty. (i) Any designated code enforcement officer is hereby authorized to issue a citation to a person when,based upon personal investigation, the code enforcement officer has actual knowledge that the person has committed a violation of any code or ordinance of the City of Zephyrhills and that the County Court will hear the charge.