Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be defined as set forth in this section.
(a) Department Head. Head of the issuing department or his or her duly appointed designee.
(b) Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer. Any Village of West Jefferson employee or agent of the Village of West Jefferson delegated with the power to enforce any provision of this code.
(c) Correction Period. The period of time specified in a notice of violation within which the responsible person(s) must correct or otherwise remedy a continuing violation, or be subject to the issuance of a notice of noncompliance fee.
(d) Issuing Department. The Village of West Jefferson department that issues a notice of violation and that has authority and responsibility for enforcing the code section that is the subject of the notice of violation.
(e) Responsible Person. A person responsible for or alleged to be responsible for, a code violation. There may be more than one responsible person for a code violation. A responsible person may include any of the following:
(1) A person who causes or materially contributes to the causation of the code violation;
(2) A person who maintains or allows the code violation to continue by his or her action or inaction;
(3) A person whose agent, employee, or independent contractor causes or materially contributes to the causation of the code violation;
(4) For code violations pertaining to conditions of real property, a person who owns the real property, or any lessee or sub lessee of the real property that has a current right to possess the real property;
(5) An on-site manager of a business premises who is responsible for the activities at the premises.
For purposes of this section, the term "person" includes natural persons, corporations,
Unincorporated associations, estates, trusts, and any other legal entities, including the owners,
Majority stockholders, officers, general partners, joint venturers, members, executors, administrators, and trustees of any such legal entity.
(Ord. 22-089. Passed 12-5-22.)