§ 36.112 ORDINANCE CIVIL FINE SCHEDULE.
   (A)   Violation of ordinances that are enforced by the city code enforcement officer and Code Enforcement Board shall be subject to the following schedule of civil fines:
Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
All Others
Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
All Others
Property maintenance nuisances:
   Nonstructural violations
$50
$100
$200
   Structural violations
$75
$150
$300
Stormwater:
   Erosion prevention and sediment control
$250
$500
$1,000
   Illicit discharge
$500
$1,000
$2,000
   Post-construction BMP maintenance
$250
$500
$1,000
Zoning ordinance/subdivision violations:
   Sign violations
$50
$100
$200
   Use violations
$100
$200
$300
   Violation of development review procedures
$100
$200
$300
   Violation of general development standards
$100
$200
$300
   Violation of Overlay District procedures
$250
$500
$750
   Yard/dimension violations
$50
$100
$200
 
   (B)   If the citation is contested and a hearing before the Code Enforcement Board is required, the following maximum penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the Code Enforcement Board:
Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
All Others
Violation
1st Offense
2nd Offense
All Others
Property maintenance nuisances:
   Nonstructural violations
$100
$200
$400
   Structural violations
$150
$300
$600
Stormwater:
   Erosion prevention and sediment control
$500
$1,000
$2,000
   Illicit discharge
$1,000
$2,000
$4,000
   Post-construction BMP maintenance
$500
$1,000
$2,000
Zoning ordinance/subdivision violations:
   Sign violations
$100
$200
$400
   Use violations
$200
$400
$600
   Violation of development review procedures
$200
$400
$600
   Violation of general development standards
$200
$400
$600
   Violation of Overlay District procedures
$500
$1,000
$1,150
   Yard/dimension violations
$100
$200
$400
 
   (C)   Each section of a code or ordinance violated shall be considered a separate finable offense. If two or more sections of a code or ordinance are violated, the fines shall be cumulative and be enforced under the same citation. Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense upon issuance of a separate citation, provided that upon the issuance of the fifteenth citation for the same violation, each day that the violation continues thereafter shall be considered a separate offense without the need for the issuance of any additional citations.
   (D)   The Code Enforcement Board is hereby authorized and directed to determine within the bylaws and rules and procedures a civil penalty schedule within the civil penalty ranges shown in divisions (A) and (B) above.
(Ord. 681, passed 5-12-2009)