CHAPTER 36:
ORDINANCE/CODE VIOLATIONS

Section

   36.01   Creation of Ordinance Violations Bureau

   36.02   Application of code violations

   36.03   Penalty payment

   36.04   Code violations

   36.05   Stipulations concerning payment of penalty

   36.06   City Citations Officer

§ 36.01 CREATION OF ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS BUREAU.

   (A)   There is hereby created an Ordinance Violations Bureau for the city. The City's Clerk-Treasurer, or the Clerk-Treasurer’s designee, shall serve as the Violations Clerk.

   (B)   The Violations Clerk shall accept written appearances, waivers of trial, admissions of violations, and payment of civil penalties in ordinance/code violation cases as particularized in § 36.04 of this chapter.

      (1)   It shall be the duty of the Violations Clerk to keep a current record showing the amount of fees paid, the date paid, and the serial number of the receipt.

      (2)   It shall be a further duty of the Violations Clerk to account for all the fines paid under the provisions of this chapter, and to pay such funds as designated by ordinance and provided for by state law.

(Ord. 12-C-90, passed 8-14-90; Am. Ord. 7-C-94, passed 6-14-94; Am. Ord. 3-C-09, passed 3-10-09)

§ 36.02 APPLICATION OF CODE VIOLATIONS.

   (A)   The penalties set forth in this chapter amend all specific or general monetary penalty sections of the Huntington Code only as they relate to the specific offenses set out in § 36.04 of this chapter. Otherwise, this chapter does not amend any monetary or non-monetary penalty or any remedial rights or enforcement rights provisions of the Huntington Code.

   (B)   For the purposes of this chapter, a “CITATION” means a written notice in a form adopted by the Violations Clerk, which advises a code violator of the time, place and nature of the violation, the fine imposed and the violator's rights and duties.

(Ord. 12-C-90, passed 8-14-90; Am. Ord. 7-C-94, passed 6-14-94; Am. Ord. 3-C-09, passed 3-10-09)

§ 36.03 PENALTY PAYMENT.

   (A)   Admission of guilt. A citation is “PRESENTED” the date it is hand delivered to the Violations Clerk, or the date it is postmarked and mailed to the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer in a properly addressed envelope, with postage affixed. Voluntary payment of the fine shall constitute a written plea of guilty.

   (B)   Prosecution of the violation. If a person receiving a citation for violation of any ordinance or code section set out in § 36.04 of this chapter denies the violation; fails to satisfy the civil penalty assessed by this chapter; or fails to admit or deny the violation; the Violations Clerk shall report this fact to the City Attorney, who will then initiate appropriate proceedings.

   (C)   Late payment. A fine paid more than five business days after the issuance of the citation shall include an additional $5 penalty for late payment.

   (D)   Receipt; distribution and deposit of penalty payment.

      (1)   Upon payment of any fines pursuant to this chapter, the Violations Clerk shall issue a receipt to the person so paying, and such receipt shall be serially numbered.

      (2)   Three dollars of the amount collected by the Ordinance Violations Bureau for each citation issued by a member of the City Police Department shall be deposited in the City Police Department Continuing Education Fund. The balance of the amount collected for these citations shall be deposited in the city's general fund.

      (3)   Except as described in division (D)(2) above, all amounts collected by the Ordinance Violations Bureau shall be deposited in the city's general fund.

(Ord. 12-C-90, passed 8-14-90; Am. Ord. 7-C-94, passed 6-14-94; Am. Ord. 1-C-01, passed 4-10-01; Am. Ord. 3-C-09, passed 3-10-09)

§ 36.04 CODE VIOLATIONS.

   The following provisions of the Civil Code of Huntington shall be subject to admission of violation before the Violations Clerk.

CODE REFERENCE	VIOLATION	PENALTY
		1st Violation	2nd Violation	Additional Violations
Chapter 70	General Provisions	$10	$50	$50
Chapter 71	Traffic Rules	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 72	Stopping, Standing and Parking	$10	$50	$50
72.19	Improper Residential Parking	$50	$75	$100
72.23	Handicapped Parking	$100	$200	$250
72.24	Fire Hydrant/Yellow Line	$20	$50	$50
72.36	Noise Prohibited	$25	$50	$100
72.50 - 72.55	Storm Emergency Regulations	$50	$100	$200
72.65 - 72.73	Reserved Parking	$50	$100	$200
Chapter 73	Public Carriers, Commercial Vehicles and Trucks	$25	$50	$100
73.35 , 73.36	Truck Routes and Truck Operating and Parking Regulations	$75	$100	$100
Chapter 74	Huntington North High School Traffic Code Regulations	$10	$50	$50
Chapter 75	Bicycles	$25	$50	$100
75.51 - 75.57	E-Scooters	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 76	Pedestrians	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 77	Railroads	$10	$50	$50
Chapter 78	Traffic Flow and Activity Controls	$75	$100	$100
Chapter 79	Stopping, Standing, Loading Particulars	$10	$50	$50
Chapter 90	Abandoned and Junk Vehicles	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 91	Animal Control	$25	$50	$100
91.14	Wild Animals and Poisonous Reptiles	$100	$500	$500
91.15	Keeping Certain Animals Prohibited	$100	$500	$500
91.16	Keeping Wild Animals	$100	$150	$150
Chapter 95	Garbage and Refuse	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 97	Noise Control	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 98	Nuisances	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 99	Parks and Recreation	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 100	Streets, Sidewalks, and Right-of-Ways	$25	$50	$100
100.04	Excavation in Street or Sidewalk; Barricades	$10	$50	$50
Chapter 102	Trees and Vegetation	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 104	Youth Protection	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 110	Advertising	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 112	Garage Sales	$25	$25	$25
Chapter 113	Peddlers, Solicitors, Itinerant Merchants	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 114	Taxicabs	$25	$50	$100
Chapter 131	Offenses Against Property	$25	$50	$100
131.02	Tampering with/or Damaging Public Property	$50	$100	$200
131.03	Defacing Public Drinking Fountains	$50	$100	$200
133.01	Discharging Firearms	$250	$500	$500
133.02	Obstruction of Public Ways or Places	$25	$50	$100
133.03	City Building Security	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500
Chapter 159	Erosion Control Requirements	$25	$50	$100

 

(Ord. 12-C-90, passed 8-14-90; Am. Ord. 14-C-91, passed 8-13-91; Am. Ord. 7-C-94, passed 6-14-94; Am. Ord. 5-C-00, passed 4-11-00; Am. Ord. 12-C-00, passed 8-29-00; Am. Ord. 18-C-00, passed 8-29-00; Am. Ord. 1-C-01, passed 4-10-01; Am. Ord. 5-C-02, passed 4-9-02; Am. Ord. 8-C-02, passed 5-14-02; Am. Ord. 9-C-03, passed 9-9-03; Am. Ord. 3-C-09, passed 3-10-09; Am. Ord. 1-C-10, passed 2-23-10; Am. Ord. 11-C-10, passed 7-27-10; Am. Ord. 5-C-13, passed 7-30-13; Am. Ord. 19-C-14, passed 7-29-14; Am. Ord. 20-C-14, passed 7-29-14; Am. Ord. 5-C-15, passed 6-9-15; Am. Ord. 14-C-21, passed 9-14-21; Am. Ord. 7-C-22, passed 5-24-22)