(A) The Ordinance Administrator shall enforce this subchapter. He or she may call upon other agencies as necessary to assist in enforcement of this subchapter.
(B) In addition, whenever the Administrator receives a complaint alleging a violation, he or she shall investigate the complaint, take whatever action is warranted, and inform the complainant in writing what actions have been or will be taken.
(C) The owner, tenant, or occupant of any building or land or part thereof and agent or other person who participates in, assists, directs, creates, or maintains any situation that is contrary to the requirements of this subchapter may be held responsible for the violation and suffer the penalties and be subject to the remedies herein provided.
(D) The following procedure shall apply upon discovery of a violation under this subchapter.
(1) If the Administrator finds that any provision of this subchapter is being violated, he or she shall send a warning citation to the person responsible for the violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it.
(2) A warning citation shall be issued by the Ordinance Administrator giving the violator ten days to correct the violation. The violator may submit to the Ordinance Administrator a written request for extension of the order's specified time limit for correction of the violation. On determining that the request contains enough information to show that the violation cannot be corrected within the specified time limit for reasons beyond the control of the person requesting the extension, the Ordinance Administrator may extend the time limit as reasonably necessary to allow timely correction of the violation.
(3) The warning citation shall establish the facts and state what action the Administrator intends to take if the violation is not corrected. Furthermore, the violator shall be informed of the method of appeal.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in cases when delay would seriously threaten the effective enforcement of this subchapter or pose a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, the Administrator may seek enforcement without prior written notice by invoking any of the penalties or remedies authorized in this section.
(Ord. passed 1-8-1990; Ord. passed 10-21-2002; Ord. passed 6-6-2014; Ord. passed 3-21-2022)