(A) Any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, or part of any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, remaining unpaid after the exhaustion of or the failure to exhaust judicial review procedure under the Illinois Administrative Review Law are a debt due and owing the municipality and may be collected in accordance with applicable law.
(B) After expiration of the period in which judicial review under the Illinois Administrative Review Law may be sought for a final determination of a Code violation, unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the findings, decision and order of the Hearing Officer may be enforced in the same manner as a judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(C) In any case in which a respondent fails to comply with a Hearing Officer's order to correct a Code violation or imposing a fine or other sanction as a result of a Code violation, any expenses incurred by the Village to enforce the Hearing Officer's order, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, court costs, and costs related to property demolition or foreclosure after they are fixed by a court of competent jurisdiction or a Hearing Officer, shall be a debt due and owing the Village and may be collected in accordance with applicable law. Prior to any expense being fixed by a Hearing Officer, the respondent shall be provided with notice that states that the respondent shall appear at a hearing before a Hearing Officer to determine whether the respondent has failed to comply with the Hearing Officer's order. The notice shall set the time for the hearing, which shall not be less than 7 days from the date that notice is served. Notice shall be served by first class mail and the 7-day period shall begin to run on the date that the notice was deposited in the mail.
(D) A lien shall be imposed on the real estate or personal estate, or both, of the defendant in the amount of any debt due and owing the municipality under this section. The lien may be recorded and enforced in the same manner as a judgment lien pursuant to a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. No lien may be enforced under this section until it has been recorded in the manner provided by the Code of Civil Procedure, Article XII (735 ILCS 5/12-101 et seq.) or by the Uniform Commercial Code (810 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.)
(E) Nothing is this section shall prevent the Village from enforcing or seeking to enforce any order of a Hearing Officer in any manner which is in accordance with applicable law.
(Ord. CO-03-11, passed 4-21-2003)