The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2009 Edition, are amended, deleted and additional sections and sentences added as follows:
(A) 103.1 General. Amended to read:
The Village President, Clerk, and consultants and personnel of other local governments with whom the village has contracted with for ordinance or code enforcement purposes, including the City of Southfield Building Department and Village of Beverly Hills Code Enforcement Department, shall constitute the Department of Property Maintenance Inspection and shall all be considered as a code official, with the Village Clerk being the code official responsible for the department records.
(B) 103.2 Appointment. Amended to read:
The Village Council may appoint other code officials by resolution.
(C) 103.2 Deputies. Deleted.
(D) 106.3 Prosecution of violation. Amended by adding the following sentence to the end of the section:
Violations of this code shall be municipal civil infractions as provided for and subject to the definitions, fines, penalties, remedies and procedures in Chapter 32 of the Bingham Farms Village Code.
(E) 106.6 Enforcement options. Added to read:
In addition to or in lieu of the actions or proceedings authorized in this code for violations, a code official may institute and utilize any other applicable administrative and enforcement proceedings provided for in the Bingham Farms Village Code.
(F) 106.7 Enforcement cost recovery. Added to read:
The Village’s administrative and legal costs, fees and expenses that are incurred as a result of an unlawful act in violation of this code shall be a joint and several responsibility of, and be paid to the Village by, the owner of the real estate in violation and such other persons that are responsible for the violation. Costs under this section are in addition to the other fines and penalties under this § 106. Payment of fines, penalties, fees, costs and expenses shall be secured by a lien upon the real estate in violation, which may be assessed and collected as a delinquent special assessment on the tax rolls as provided by law.
(G) 110.5 Application of other ordinances. Added to read:
Demolition notices and orders based on this code may be included in notices, orders and proceedings under other applicable provisions of the Bingham Farms Village Code.
(H) 111.2 Membership of the Board. Amended to read:
The Village of Bingham Farms Council shall serve as the Board of Appeals for purposes of this code.
(I) 111.7 Court Review. Amended to read:
Any person having the right to appeal to the Board of Appeals shall have a limited right to appeal a Board of Appeals decision to the Oakland County Circuit Court, in the manner required by law, no later than 21 days after the date of the meeting at which the decision of the Board of Appeals is made. The scope of review on appeal is limited to the record of the Board of Appeals and correction of errors of law by the Board of Appeals.
(Ord. 173, passed 11-26-01; Am. Ord. 215, passed 11-23-09)