(A) Enforcement.
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the County Sheriff’s Department and the County Administrative Officer to enforce this subchapter.
(2) Enforcement will be accomplished as follows.
(a) Upon notice of violation of § 152.02, an initial letter will be sent to the offending party advising of the violation.
(b) The violator will be allowed four days in which to correct, or cure, the violation.
(c) If the violation is not cured, or corrected, within the four-day period, a notice of imposition of penalty shall be delivered to the responsible violator or owner of the property.
(d) Normally, the owner of the property shall be responsible to install numbers; however, if the owner does not reside in the area, or is incapable of performing these duties, then the lessee or tenant of the structure could be required to install numbers as required herein, all in the discretion of the Administrative Officer.
(3) The County Auditor, or designee, shall collect all said penalties through the County Auditor’s Office;
(4) (a) The County Auditor or the Administrative Officer shall have the authority to initiate complaint for compliance and collection in either the County Circuit Court or Superior Court, small claims division, for all penalties that are assessed but unpaid.
(b) Further, the petition for compliance may request that the County Court order that compliance with the numbering system be enforced.
(c) Further still, the County Court shall have authority to determine that the violator shall pay reasonable attorney fees for enforcing the provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Enforceability. If it is determined that any portion of this subchapter is unenforceable, the other parts of said subchapter shall continue to remain in full force and effect, and shall be subject to the provisions of state statutes and laws regarding enforceability of such subchapter.
(Ord. 99-1, passed 3-15-1999)