(a) Violations a Nuisance. Buildings, erected, altered, moved, razed or converted, and any use of land or premises carried on, in violation of any provision of this Planning and Zoning Code, are hereby declared to be a nuisance per se. Any building or land use activities considered possible violations of the provisions of this Planning and Zoning Code which are observed by any City official shall be reported to the Building Commissioner.
(b) Inspection. Any City official vested with authority under Section 1123.03 shall inspect such alleged violation and shall, in writing, order correction of all conditions which are found to be in violation of this Planning and Zoning Code.
(c) Correction Period. All violations shall be corrected within a period of thirty days after the written order is issued or for a longer period of time as indicated by the Building Commissioner's written order unless otherwise specified in this Planning and Zoning Code. Any violations not corrected within the specific period of time shall be reported to the Law Director who shall initiate prosecution procedures.
(d) Violation May Be Enjoined. In the event of a violation of any provision or requirement of this Planning and Zoning Code or in the case of an imminent threat of such a violation, the Building Commissioner, the City Engineer, the Law Director or the owner of any neighboring property who would be especially damaged by such violation may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute a suit for injunction to prevent, remove, abate, enjoin or terminate such violation.
(e) No person shall interfere, obstruct, or hinder any person authorized to inspect by virtue of Section 1123.03 of this Planning and Zoning Code where such person is lawfully making an inspection.
(f) No person shall violate any provision of any chapter of this Planning and Zoning Code. Any violator will be subject to the penalty section of this Planning and Zoning Code found in Section 1123.99.
(Ord. 6-93. Passed 7-19-93; Ord. 239-08. Passed 12-15-08.)