The following insertions and amendments are hereby made to the property maintenance code 2009, and such insertions and amendments together with the text of said code (as so amended) shall constitute the form of said code as shall apply in the city:
Section PM-101.1: Insert:
"The city of Marquette Heights, Illinois".
Section PM-106.2 is hereby deleted and the following shall apply in lieu thereof:
Violation/Penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements hereof or shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of this code shall be guilty of a violation of this code, which such violation shall be punishable by a fine in an amount not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00. Each day that a violation of this code exists or continues to exist shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section PM-111.0 entitled "Means Of Appeal" is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Any person affected by a decision of the code official or a notice of order issued under said code shall have the right to appeal to the city council of the city provided that a written application for appeal is filed within twenty (20) days after the day the decision, notice or order was served. An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of the said code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of the said code do not fully apply or the requirements of the said code are adequately satisfied by other means. All reference in said code to the "board of appeals" shall be deemed as a reference to the city council. In responding to an appeal, the city council may in its discretion seek such professional assistance as it deems necessary to make an appropriate decision.
(Ord. 762, 6-8-2009)