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§ 91.10 ESTABLISHMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD; POWERS.
   The Kenton County Joint Code Enforcement Board shall act as the hearing board for the enforcement of this chapter. Authorized personnel of Planning and Development Services of Kenton County and city police and fire officials shall act as the enforcement authority for the provisions of this chapter. A Code Enforcement Officer, in order to facilitate inspection of premises reasonably suspected of being in violation of this chapter, may obtain an administrative search warrant upon presentation of an appropriate affidavit to a Kenton County District or Circuit Judge. The affidavit and search warrant shall be in substantial conformity to the formats attached as Exhibits A and B of Ordinance 2016-9.
(Ord. 2016-9, passed 11-10-2016)
§ 91.11 APPEALS OF CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD DECISION; FINAL JUDGMENT.
   An appeal from any final order issued by the hearing board may be made to the Kenton District Court within 30 days after the date when the order is issued by the board. The appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a complaint and a copy of the board's order in the same manner as any civil action under the Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure. The appeal shall be de novo as determined by case law precedent. If no appeal from a final order of the board is filed within the time period set forth in this section, the board's order shall be deemed final for all purposes.
(Ord. 2016-9, passed 11-10-2016)
§ 91.12 LIEN; RECORDING; FINES, CHARGES AND FEES.
   The city shall possess a lien on real property owned by the person found by a final order of the hearing board, or by final judgment of a court, to have committed a violation of this chapter in the amount of all fines assessed for the violation, for all charges, fees, and abatement costs incurred by the city in connection with the enforcement of this chapter, and bear interest until paid. The lien shall be superior to and have priority over all other liens on the property, except state, county, school board, and city taxes. A person found to have committed a violation of this chapter shall be personally liable for the amount of all fines assessed for the violation and for all charges and fees incurred by the city in connection with the enforcement of this chapter.
(Ord. 2016-9, passed 11-10-2016)
§ 91.99 PENALTY.
   The following penalties shall apply to violations of this chapter:
   (A)   Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil fine of not less than $50 per day per violation but not more than $500 per day per violation, or the cost to the city to abate the public nuisance, or both. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues after due notice has been served in accordance with the terms of this chapter may be deemed a separate offense to a maximum of $10,000 per citation.
   (B)   As an additional alternative remedy to the above penalty, any violator who violates any provision of this chapter and has been previously issued two or more citations for violation of this chapter relating to the same property within a 12-month period may be assessed additional civil penalties of $500 per day per violation to a maximum of $20,000 per citation.
(Ord. 2016-9, passed 11-10-2016)