(A) Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provision of this code for which another penalty is not specifically provided shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,500. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during which a violation occurs or continues.
(B) If there is a condition violating an ordinance of the municipal corporation on real property, officers or others so designated of the municipal corporation may enter onto that property and take appropriate action to bring the property into compliance of the ordinance, as long as the following procedure is followed:
(1) Notice must be sent to all persons holding a substantial interest in the property via certified mail or by service by the Police Department, or other designated person. The property owner shall have ten days to remove the acts of non-compliance, or as stated otherwise in any city ordinance, notice shall be given pursuant to that ordinance.
(2) Any violation of the ordinance must be a violation located outdoors and not involving the actual building or structure.
(3) The municipal corporation may also issue a bill to the owner of the real property for the costs incurred by the municipal corporation to bring the property into compliance with the ordinance, including any administrative and removal costs.
(4) If the owner of the real property fails to pay the bill, as stated above, the municipal corporation may certify to the Rush County Auditor that the amount of the bill, plus any additional administrative costs incurred in the certification.
(5) The Rush County Auditor shall place the total amount certified on the tax duplicate for the property affected, and the total amount including any accrued interest shall be collected when delinquent taxes are collected and shall be disbursed to the general fund of the municipal corporation.
(Ord. 2002-11, passed 10-15-2002)
Statutory reference:
Power to prescribe fines up to $2,500 granted, see I.C. 36-1-3-8(a)(10)