A. Authority To Issue: The public health department shall have the authority to issue a public health violation ticket to any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter. The public health violation ticket is a notice to the recipient of the ticket to correct the named violation.
B. Correction Of Violations: The violation shall be corrected within ten (10) days or such lesser time as stated in the section cited by the owner or the occupant of the premises on which the violation has occurred. Where a violation constitutes an emergency health hazard, the violation shall be corrected within twenty four (24) hours by the owner or occupant of the premises on which the violation has occurred. However, in the case of an emergency health hazard, the department may correct or have the violation corrected on its behalf without first issuing a public health violation ticket or without waiting twenty four (24) hours after the ticket is issued. In all cases, it shall be the ultimate responsibility of the owner of the premises on which the violation exists to correct the violation. (Ord. 225, 3-25-1985)
C. Contents Of Ticket: The public health violation ticket shall contain the name and address of the violator, the location of the violation, a statement of the violation, including the specific section of this chapter being violated, a statement that the violation shall be corrected within the time specified in the public health violation ticket, a statement that failure to correct the violation complained of within the time stated on the ticket may result in the city itself correcting the violation or the filing of an ordinance violation that may result, upon conviction, in a fine as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code for each day the violation continues, or both. (Ord. 225, 3-25-1985; amd. 2008 Code)
D. Service Of Ticket: Service of the public health violation ticket shall be made in the following manner:
1. The original shall be served on the violator either by personal delivery or by the regular mail. An authorized official of the department of public health shall certify that he delivered the ticket personally to the violator or mailed the ticket by regular mail to the violator.
2. One copy shall be delivered to the city attorney.
3. One copy shall be retained by the department of public health.
E. Failure To Correct Violations: Any person who is issued a public health violation ticket and does not correct the violation within the time limit specified therein shall be subject to the penalties provided in this article.
F. Additional Remedies: In no instance shall the ticket enforcement procedure preclude the city from enforcing public health violations through any other available remedies provided by this chapter, state or federal statute, or common law. (Ord. 225, 3-25-1985)