The city's Code of Ordinance Enforcement Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To adopt rules and regulations to govern its operations and the conduct of its hearings consistent with this chapter;
(B) To conduct hearings to determine if there has been a violation of an ordinance over which it has jurisdiction;
(C) To subpoena alleged violators, witnesses and evidence to its hearings. Subpoenas issued by the Code of Ordinance Enforcement Board may be served by any Code Enforcement Officer;
(D) To take testimony under oath. The Chairperson shall have the authority to administer oaths for the purpose of taking testimony;
(E) To make findings of fact and issue orders necessary to remedy any violation of a city ordinance or code provision, which the Board is authorized to enforce, specifically including, but not limited to:
(1) Abatement of violation. If the owner of property in violation of any city ordinance enforced under this subchapter fails to properly cure or remedy the violation within the time prescribed in the notice of violation or within the time given by this subchapter following the entry of an order by the Code of Ordinance Enforcement Board, whichever is later, then the city, in its discretion and without obligation, may enter upon the real estate and take such action as it deems appropriate to cure the violation and abate the nuisance. The action may include, but not be limited to, the cutting or removing of grass and weeds, the removal of trash, debris, garbage, commercial refuse, building material, waste, junk, litter, overgrowth vegetation, dead and deteriorated trees and other matter constituting a violation.
(2) Other remedies. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the city from pursuing any other remedy available, including, without limitation, applying for injunctive relief or correcting the violation itself, after notice, as provided in this subchapter or any ordinance.
(F) To impose civil fines, as authorized, on any person found to have violated an ordinance over which the Board has jurisdiction.
(Ord. 24-2002, passed 12-3-2002; Ord. 23-2016, passed 12-20-2016)