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(A) Failure of the person to make payment or request a hearing within seven days of a violation ticket shall make the person subject to a citation for failure to pay.
(B) If violations are continuous or egregious, Code Compliance Officials have the right to issue citations pursuant to the International Property Maintenance Code without first issuing tickets, provided notice has been given. Upon issuance of four tickets for the same violation, right is reserved for the Code Compliance Officials to issue citations for the subsequent offenses.
A person in receipt of a violation ticket for any offense under this subchapter may within seven calendar days of the service of the quality of life violation ticket (a) admit the violation and pay the fine in full satisfaction; or (b) deny the violation and request an appeal in writing before the Property Maintenance Board of Appeals free of charge. At the appeal, which shall be scheduled within 30 days of a request for appeal, the person shall have the right to provide information at that time including the right to question any witnesses. Only evidence relevant to the violation in question shall be considered and formal rules of evidence shall not apply. A ruling on the appeal shall occur not more than seven days after the appeal is heard.
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) Any person or persons violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of § 93.01 may, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be subjected to a fine not exceeding $300 for each offense and in default of payment thereof, imprisonment in the county jail for a term not in excess of 90 days.
(C) Any person or persons violating any of the terms of § 93.02 may, on conviction in a summary proceeding, be subjected to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense and in default of payment thereof, imprisonment in the county jail for a term not in excess of 30 days.
(D) (1) Notice of violation. If the Code Compliance Officer shall find that any of the provisions of §§ 93.15 through 93.26 are being violated, he or she shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action and specifying the maximum number of days to correct the violation. The notice shall include the fact that the recipient has the right to appeal to the Tree Committee Board within a prescribed period of time.
(2) Enforcement on violation. If the notice of violation is not complied with, the Code Compliance Officer has the authority to institute enforcement proceedings through Quality of Life Ticketing.
(E) Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate or fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of §§ 93.40 through 93.43 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $5 nor more that $50 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment in the county jail for a term not in excess of 30 days; provided, each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense and notice to the offender shall not be necessary in order to constitute an offense.
(Ord. 1142, passed 7-20-1970; Ord. 1217, passed 5-17-1976; Ord. 1451, passed 10-18-2004; Ord. 1633, passed 3-20-2023)