(a) Any resident or employee of the City may report violations of this Chapter to the Building Officer for appropriate actions.
(b) When any premises is in violation of this Chapter, the Building Officer or their designee shall issue a notice of violation to the owner, lessee, agent or tenant of the owner having charge of the premises, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service by a City employee designated by the Building Officer to perform such service. This notice of violation shall specify the violation committed and contain an order to conform to this Zoning Code within a certain number of days, not to exceed 180 days. In the event that weather or other unforeseen circumstances prevents correcting or abating the violation, the Building Officer may extend the time set forth herein.
(c) Each day any such violation continues after receipt of a violation notice and after the term allotted for remediation of the violation on the citation has expired shall constitute a distinct and separate offense. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains, such violation, may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
(Ord. 2022-110. Passed 12-12-22.)