782-01 Repeal Ordinance 641 & Resolution 406 Code Enforcement

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OR BK 4723 PG 1867 4 of 6 (ii) Prior to issuing a citation a code enforcement officer shall provide notice to the person that they have committed a violation of a code or ordinance and shall establish a reasonable time period within which the person must correct the violation. Such time period shall be no more than 30 days. A code enforcement officer does not have to provide the person with.a reasonable time period to correct the violation prior to issuing a citation and may immediately issue a citation if a repeat violation is found or if the code enforcement officer has reason to believe that the violation presents a serious threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, or if the violation is irreparable or irreversible. (iii) A code or ordinance violation for which a citation may be issued pursuant to this Section shall be prosecuted in the same manner as a misdemeanor in the name of the State in a court having jurisdiction of misdemeanors. (iv) The maximum penalty for such a civil infraction shall not exceed Five 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 9. 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 reasonable 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 10. 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