503.02 CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL OFFENSES.

   All civil offenses shall fall into one of the following classifications.

   (a)   A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Oxford Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fine specified in Section 503.98 for a Class Civil Offense. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Oxford Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in Section 503.98 for the first violation of a Class B Civil Offense.

(Civil Fines for subsequent offenses)

*   521.11    Snow and ice removal (Class B)

*   931.02    Container requirements (Class B)

*   931.03    Placement and maintenance of containers (Class B)

*   931.04    Individual disposal prohibited (Class B)

*   931.08    Scavenging on private premises (Class B)

*   931.09    Burning (Class B)

*   931.10    Depositing solid waste or recyclable materials in public or private receptacle (Class B)

   (b)   Class B Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section of the Oxford Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fines specified in Section 503.98 for a Class B Civil Offense. If the provision is listed under paragraph (1) below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by seventy-five percent (75%) if the person charged shows in accordance with Section 503.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Oxford Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in Section 503.98 for the offense provided below which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.

      (1)   Class B Civil Offenses With Civil Fines subject to Seventy-Five Percent (75%) reduction for Correction of Violation:

(Civil fines for subsequent offenses)

*   521.07      Fences/electric fences (Class B)

*   935.10      Pruning for public safety (Class C)

*   935.20      Notice to cut, destroy or remove noxious vegetation (Class C)

*   Chapter 1151   Signs (Class C)

*   Chapter 1305    International property maintenance Code (Class C)

*   Chapter 1327    Flood protection (Class C)

      (2)   Class B Civil Offenses with Civil Fines not Subject to Seventy-Five Percent (75%) Reduction for Correction of Violation:

(Civil Fines for subsequent offenses)

*   521.02      Venting, heating and burning (Class C)

*   521.03      Barriers and warning lights (Class C)

*   521.04      Sidewalk Obstructions (Class C)

*   521.05      Notice to fill lots and remove putrid substances (Class C)

*   521.08    C,D,E   Removal of litter on property and watercourse obstruction (Class C)

*    905.08      Sidewalk in repair and free from nuisances (Class C)

   (c)   Class C Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Oxford Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fines specified in Section 503.98 for a Class C Civil Offense. If the provision is listed under paragraph (1) below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by seventy-five percent (75%) if the person charged shows in accordance with Section 503.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Oxford Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in Section 503.98 for the offense provided below, which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.

      (1)   Class C Civil Offenses With Civil Fines subject to Seventy-Five Percent (75%) reduction for Correction of Violation:

(Civil fines for subsequent offenses)

*   1307.01   Demolition of Buildings – General (Class D)

*    1307.02   Demolition of Buildings - Permit (Class D)

      (2)   Class C Civil Offenses with Civil Fines not subject to Seventy-Five Percent (75%) Reduction for Correction of Violation:

(Civil fines for subsequent offenses)

*   521.06      Sidewalks: Clean and in repair (Class D)

*   521.09      Noxious Odor (Class D)

   (d)   Class D Civil Offenses. A person who violates a standard of conduct set forth in a section or chapter of the Oxford Codified Ordinances listed below is liable for the civil fines specified in Section 503.98 for a Class D Civil Offense, except as provided in Chapter 507 of the Oxford Codified Ordinances. If the provision is listed under paragraph (1) below, the otherwise applicable civil fine is reduced by seventy-five percent (75%) if the person charged shows in accordance with Section 503.04 that the violation has been corrected. If a person has previously been found to have violated the same provision of the Oxford Codified Ordinances within one year that person may be charged as a second offender and on being found to have committed a second or subsequent offense is liable for the civil fine specified in Section 503.98 for the offense provided below, which fine is not subject to reduction for correction of the violation.

      (1)   Class D Civil Offenses With Civil Fines subject to Seventy-Five Percent (75%) reduction for Correction of Violation:

(Civil fines for subsequent offenses)   

*   Chapter 1129 Administration [Zoning (Class D)]

*   Chapter 1141   Accessory, Temporary, Supplemental and

          Environmental Regulations (Class D)

*   Chapter 1143 Districts (Class D)

*   Chapter 1147 Conditional Use (Class D)

*   Chapter 1149   Vehicle Management (Class D)

*   Chapter 1301 Building Code (Class D)

*   Chapter 1303 Residential Code of Ohio (Class D)

*    Chapter 1331 Historic preservation (Class D)

*   Chapter 1501   Ohio Fire Code (Class D), (except as provided for in Chapter 507 of the Oxford Codified Ordinances)

*   Chapter 1511 Open Burning (Class D)

(Ord. 3099. Passed 12-15-09.)