As used in this chapter:
(a) “Code Enforcement Manager” shall mean any individual or his/her designee responsible for the day to day management of the Code Enforcement Division.
(b) “Continuing violation” shall mean a building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural, or zoning violation which does not create an immediate danger to health or safety.
(c) “Enforcement Officer” shall mean any individual employed, or otherwise charged, by the City of Ontario to enforce codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, or laws adopted by City Council or other regulatory bodies.
(d) “General penalty” shall mean a penalty assessed to a violation which constitutes a public nuisance to the aesthetics of the community and presents a detriment to property values in the area. For example: trash and debris, dilapidated or damaged sheds or fences, overgrown vegetation, graffiti, unmaintained yards, illegal wall/fence, living in garages/trailers/sheds, illegal business, illegal commercial signs, and other similar type violations.
(e) “Health and safety penalty” shall mean a penalty assessed to a violation which constitutes any threat to life, health or the safety of individuals or the public at large. For example: collapsing structures, broken and/or dilapidated fence or gate protecting swimming pool/spa area, stagnant pools, exposed electrical, sewage outflow, no heat, no water, unsecured buildings, subsidence or surface water draining, no smoke detectors, plumbing leaks, filthy conditions, rodent and pest infestations, and other similar type violations.
(f) “Minor penalty” shall mean a penalty assessed to a lesser violation which does not warrant assessment of a general penalty. For example: trash containers stored in public view, Christmas lights displayed for longer than ninety (90) days, pet violations (including chickens and roosters), illegal home business, illegal vendors, banners, pennants, and other similar type violations.
(g) “Transient violation” shall mean a violation which is of a brief or nonpermanent nature, and which can be remedied rapidly.
(Ord. 2628, eff. March 6, 1997)