(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)