(A) Pursuant to the provisions of § 4 of Chapter V of The General Law Village Act (Public Act 3 of 1895, being M.C.L.A. §§ 61.1 et seq.) the International Property Maintenance Code as published by the International Code Council, Inc., is hereby adopted by reference, for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said Property Maintenance Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section, with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in this section.
(B) The following sections are hereby revised:
(1) Section 101.1. Insert: Village of Three Oaks;
(2) Section 103.6. Insert: As set from time to time by resolution of the Three Oaks Village Council;
(3) Section 303.14. Insert: June 1 to September 1;
(4) Section 602.3. Insert: October 1 to April 1; and
(5) Section 602.4. Insert: October 1 to April 1.
(C) The following sections of the International Property Maintenance Code are hereby amended or deleted as set forth in additional sections as set forth herein. The following section numbers refer to like numbers of sections of the International Property Maintenance Code.
(1) Section 106.3 of the International Property Maintenance Code is amended to read:
Section 106.3 Prosecution of Violation and Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or fails to comply with a notice of violation or order served in accordance with Section 107, in addition to the other provisions of this Ordinance, is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine of not less than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars or more than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction. Repeat offenses shall be subject to an increased civil fine as follows:
(1) The fine for any offense which is a first repeat offense shall be not less than Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) Dollars, plus costs and other sanctions.
(2) The fine for any offense which is a second repeat offense or any subsequent repeat offense shall not be less than Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, plus costs and other sanctions.
A repeat offense means a second (or any subsequent) violation of this Ordinance (I) committed by a person within any six (6) month period and (ii) for which the person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible.
Each day on which any violation of this Ordinance continues constitutes a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions as a separate offense.
(2) Section 106.4 of the International Property Maintenance Code is amended to read:
Section 106.4 Abatement of violation. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the legal officer of the jurisdiction from instituting appropriate action to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to stop an illegal act, conduct, business or utilization of the building, structure or premises.
(3) Section 106.5 of the International Property Maintenance Code is hereby deleted.
(Ord. 137, passed 9-13-2000)