As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms are defined below:
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER. A Village employee or an officer or agent of the Village, other than a Code Inspector or Law Enforcement Officer, whose duty it is to:
(1) Preside at an administrative hearing called to determine whether or not a code violation exists.
(2) Hear testimony and accept evidence from the Code Inspector, the property owner, and all interested parties relative to the existence of a code violation;
(3) Preserve and authenticate the transcript and record of the hearing and all exhibits and evidence introduced at the hearing;
(4) Issue and sign a written finding, decision, and order stating whether a code violation exists.
CODE. Any Village ordinance, law, Housing or Building Code or zoning ordinance that establishes construction, plumbing, heating, electrical, fire prevention, sanitation or other health and safety standards that are applicable to structures or such ordinance that requires, after notice, the cutting of weeds, the removal of garbage and debris, the removal of inoperable motor vehicles, or the abatement of nuisances from private property in the Village. CODE as used in this section shall also mean any other Village ordinance or law that expressly allows for, or provides for, adjudication or hearing before an Administrative Hearing Officer.
CODE INSPECTOR. A Village employee, or an officer or agent of the Village whose duties include the inspection or examination of structures or property in the Village to determine if code violations exist.
PROPERTY OWNER. The legal or beneficial owner of a property with or without a structure appurtenant thereto.
(Ord. 2011-24, passed 7-7-2011)