(A) Designation. A person shall be classified as a repeat offender only by the recommendation of the code enforcement officer and action by the Code Enforcement Board. The code enforcement officer shall recommend that a person be classified as a repeat offender with no less than seven days' notice to that person prior to the next Code Enforcement Board meeting. That person may appear at the Board meeting to contest the recommendation. The repeat offender designation shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Code Enforcement Board and the Code Enforcement Board will establish a period of time a person will remain in repeat offender status of not less than 12 months nor more than 24 months. Citations used as justifications for deeming a person a repeat offender cannot be used as justification for future recommendations of repeat offender status.
(B) Enforcement. In addition to all the procedures set forth above, enforcement action shall be enhanced against designated repeat offenders. No personal contact or notices of violation shall be required of the code enforcement officer, and the code enforcement officer may cite designated repeat offenders immediately upon confirmation of a code violation. The code enforcement officer may also institute a program of regular inspections involving properties of repeat offenders without the necessity of complaints.
(C) Penalties. If a designated repeat offender is cited for a violation of the provisions of the City of Franklin's Code of Ordinances relating to code violations and the citation is not contested, a maximum fine of $1,200 shall apply as predetermined by the Code Enforcement Board. If the designated repeat offender contests the citation and a hearing before the Board is required, the Board may impose a maximum fine of $2,400 at the discretion of the Board. The Code Enforcement Board may also classify all such civil fines as daily fines until the violation is remedied.
(Ord. 2023-011, passed 2-13-2023)