(a) In order to ensure that Violations are remedied in a timely manner, the Hearing Officer, upon issuing a determination of liability that includes an order of compliance, shall have the authority to order the violator to obtain a Compliance Bond. Any Compliance Bond ordered pursuant to this Section shall name the Village as a beneficiary and shall be in the amount specified by the Hearing Officer, provided that the amount of the Compliance Bond shall be reasonably related to the cost of compliance. If the violator fails to remedy in a timely manner the Violation(s) for which a Compliance Bond has been ordered and issued, and the Village undertakes remediation or otherwise expends funds related to those Violation(s), the Hearing Officer, after giving the parties notice and an opportunity to be heard, as provided in Section 2-194, may issue an order permitting the Village to draw against the Compliance Bond in an appropriate amount. The Hearing Officer shall order the Compliance Bond amount, less the reasonable costs incurred by the Village, returned to the violator upon proof of compliance.
(b) In the event a violator ordered to secure a Compliance Bond as provided by this Section seeks judicial review of that portion of the Hearing Officer's order requiring a Compliance Bond and prevails on that issue, the Village shall release the Compliance Bond, and if the Village has drawn against the Compliance Bond, the Village shall refund to the violator the total amount drawn within 30 days of receiving a copy of the reviewing court's mandate. (Ord. O-24-28, 9-3-2024)