Each Code Enforcement Officer and any employee appointed by the City Manager of the Public Buildings and Grounds Division in the Office of Parks and Cultural Resources shall, by virtue of this subchapter, be empowered to directly issue tickets (citations) for violations of this subchapter, citing violators to appear before the Ordinance Violations Bureau pursuant to I.C. 33-6-3 et seq., and making said violators subject to the penalties set forth in § 99.99. In addition, Code Enforcement Officers and employees appointed by the City Manager of the Public Buildings and Grounds Division in the Office of Parks and Cultural Resources shall be authorized to issue orders requiring abatement of public nuisances under this subchapter. The city may take any other lawful action, including, but not limited to instituting suit in law or in equity, to prevent, remedy or prosecute a violation. Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to require the issuance of a notice of the existence of a violation prior to issuing a citation for the violation. The city may, in its discretion, elect to take enforcement action against any owner(s) of record, unrecorded contract purchaser(s) and/or the tenant(s) and/or occupant(s) of the property. Owner(s) of record, unrecorded contract purchaser(s) and tenant(s) and/or occupant(s) of the property may be held jointly and severally liable for violations of this subchapter. The city may impose the ultimate responsibility for removal of any violation on any owner of record.
(1979 Code, § 99.10) (Ord. 4217, passed 9-11-1995; Am. Ord. 4332, passed 12-19-1997; Am. Ord. 4961, passed 4-3-2006
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