For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION. A citation issued to a responsible person that gives notice of a violation and the civil fee for such violation.
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. A hearing held pursuant to the procedures established by this chapter and at the request of a person charged with a violations or appealing a decision made by the Board, county officers, as well as employees and officers of county districts.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. An order issued by an Administrative Law Judge. The order may include an order to enter upon private property to abate a violation of Ch. 152 of this code of ordinances, to pay civil fees and administrative costs, to reverse or modify decisions of the county as provided in published county ordinances or policies, or take any other action as authorized or required by this chapter and applicable state codes.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS. A process decision of which a hearing is appropriate for items of administrative decisions such as property nuisance violation, abatement actions, landfill ordinance violations, right-of-way encroachment permit denials, authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) and Fire Chief decisions based on Fire Code violations, or challenges to county bids and contract awards.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. A person appointed or designated to preside over administrative hearings.
APPELLANT. The individual requesting a hearing to appeal a decision made.
BOARD. The Board of San Juan County Commissioners representing the legislative and executive body of the county.
COUNTY. San Juan County, Utah.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. The Chief Administrative Officer of the county.
COUNTY ACTION. A notice of violation and summons, an administrative citation, an itemized statement of costs, a notice of emergency abatement or other notice of any other adverse county decision for which the right to an administrative hearing is specifically provided by ordinance.
COUNTY OFFICIAL. An elected official, commissioners, county chief administrative officer, county department director or the county’s Building Inspector.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. Any person authorized to enforce violations of any applicable laws or the adopted rules and regulations including, but not limited to, code enforcement officers, fire marshals, fire wardens, sheriff deputies, inspectors, building inspectors, the Building Official, health inspectors, health officials or any other county employee charged with issuing violations of county or state statutes.
ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF COSTS. A written notice to a responsible person, itemizing the county’s actual costs and administrative cost of abating a code violation, ordering payment of those costs and advising the responsible person of the right to contest the reasonableness of the costs at an administrative hearing.
NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE. A document issued by the county representing that a property complies with the requirements outlined in the notice of violation, and that all outstanding civil fees and costs have been satisfied (either by being paid in full, or a subsequent administrative or judicial decision has resolved the outstanding debt).
NOTICE OF EMERGENCY ABATEMENT. A written notice that informs a responsible person of emergency abatement actions taken by the county and provides and itemized statement of costs for those actions.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND SUMMONS. A written notice that informs a responsible person of code violations, orders certain steps to correct the violations, demands appearance at an administrative hearing and sets forth a date and time for the hearing.
PERSON. Any natural person, firm, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, organization or the manager, lessee, agent, sergeant, officer or employee of any of them or any other entity that is recognized by law as the subject of rights or duties. For purposes of this chapter, PERSON also indicates a person whose interest is adverse to the county at an administrative hearing.
PROPERTY OWNER. The recorded owner of real property as shown on the records of the County Recorder or Assessor.
(Ord. 2020-11, passed 9-2-2020)