§ 34.043 ORDINANCE FINE SCHEDULE.
   Violation of ordinances that are enforced by the City Code Enforcement Board shall be subject to the following schedule of civil fines.
   (A)   If a citation for a violation of an ordinance is not contested by the person charged with a violation, the penalties set forth in this division (A) shall apply; however, the Board may waive all or any portion of a penalty for an uncontested violation, if in its discretion, the Board determines that such waiver will promote compliance with the ordinance in issue.
Violation
First Offense
Second Offense
All Others
Violation
First Offense
Second Offense
All Others
Erosion control (all development, except single-family)
$200
$500
$1,000
Erosion control (single-family residential)
$100
$250
$500
Fire and security alarms
$100
$250
$500
Illicit discharge and illicit
$100
$500
$500
Noise
$20
$250
Non-maintenance grease traps - exterior
$200
$200
$200
Non-maintenance grease traps - undersink
$50
$50
$50
Nuisances
$150
$200
$300
Property Maintenance Code
$200
$250
$350
Sanitary sewer surcharge
$100
$250
$500
Sewer use violations
   Interior under sink traps
$50
$50
$100
   Exterior traps
$200
$200
$400
   Reporting
$5 per day
$5 per day
$5 per day
   All other greasetrap violations
*
*
*
Zoning
$200
$250
$500
All other violations
$50**
$75**
$200**
NOTES TO TABLE:
* As determined according to related ordinance
** Unless specifically mandated by related ordinance
 
   (B)   If the citation is contested and a hearing before the Code Board is required, the following maximum penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the Code Board.
Violation
First Offense
Second Offense
All Others
Violation
First Offense
Second Offense
All Others
Nuisances
$250
$400
$500
Property Maintenance Code
$500
$750
$1,000
Sewer use violations:
   Interior under sink traps
$100
$100
$200
   Exterior traps
$400
$750
$1,000
   Reporting
$10 per day
$10 per day
$10 per day
   All other greasetrap violations
Up to $25,000 per day
Up to $25,000 per day
Up to $25,000 per day
Zoning
$500
$750
$1,000
All other violations
$500*
$750*
$1,000*
NOTES TO TABLE:
* Unless additional fees are established by the adopting ordinance
 
(Prior Code, § 34.103) (Ord. 09-2003, passed 4-21-2003; Ord. 07-2004, passed 5-17-2004; Ord. 03-2005, passed 2-21-2005; Ord. 04-2007, passed 2-20-2007; Ord. 07-2008, passed 6-16-2008; Ord. 22-2008, passed 12-22-2008)