(a) Any person owning any property in the City who violates any provision of the City's Codified Ordinances and/or Ohio Revised Code addressing the condition of real property within the City may be issued an administrative citation as provided in this Chapter.
(b) An administrative fine shall be assessed by means of an administrative citation.
(c) Administrative fines shall be assessed in the following amounts:
(1) One hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;
(2) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year from the date of the prior violation;
(3) Five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third violation, or any subsequent violation, of the same ordinance within one year from the date of the prior violations.
(d) All fines imposed under this Chapter shall be payable directly to the City within thirty (30) days from the service of an administrative citation.
(e) Each and every day that a violation exists constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(f) The provisions and procedures set forth in this Chapter shall not expressly or by implication repeal or supersede any other provisions or procedures of the City's Codified Ordinances or any other applicable law on the same or related matters. This Chapter shall supplement existing procedures and will provide an alternative, non-exclusive procedure for the enforcement of property code violations. Nothing in this Chapter shall preclude or prohibit the City from resorting to any appropriate legal remedy, and the fines imposed under this Chapter shall be in addition to any other fines, penalties and/or fees imposed for violations of the City's Codified Ordinances and/or state and/or federal law.
(Ord. 21-056. Passed 10-13-21.)