(a) Violation Ticket Fines.
(1) After any warning as allowed in Section 730.99(a)(7), for the first offense of a violation of this Article within a twelve (12) month period, or a continuous offense which has not been remedied, violation tickets shall be issued in the amounts of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
(2) For the second offense of a violation of this Article within a twelve (12) month period, or a continuous offense which has not been remedied, violation tickets shall be issued in the amounts of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(3) For the third offense of a violation of this Article within a twelve (12) month period, or a continuous offense which has not been remedied, violation tickets shall be issued in the amounts of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00).
(4) For the fourth or subsequent offense of a violation of this Article within a twelve (12) month period, or a continuous offense which has not been remedied, violation tickets shall be issued in the amounts of three hundred dollars ($300.00).
(5) Any person who receives a violation ticket for any violation of this Article, except Section 730.06, may within fourteen (14) days of issuance, admit the violation, waive any right to a hearing and pay the fine in full satisfaction.
(6) Any person who violates Section 730.06 Illegal Dumping shall pay a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for a violation of Section 730.06(a) or five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) for a violation of Section 730.06(b) for each offense, plus all direct and indirect costs incurred by the City for the clean-up and abatement of the violation.
(7) An individual whose first violation is a property maintenance violation on their own property or rented property in their name, shall receive one and only one warning which shall be on record as a violation ticket with no fine attached. Subsequent violations of the neighborhood improvement ordinance shall be subjected to the fines as outlined in Section 730.99(a)(1-6).
A. Upon delivery of notice of warning, an abbreviated copy of the Neighborhood Improvement Ordinance, as approved by Council, shall also be attached to said notice.
(b) Violation Ticket Penalties.
(1) If the person in receipt of a violation ticket does not pay the fine or request a hearing within fourteen (14) days, the person will be subject to a twenty percent (20%) penalty for days fifteen (15) through twenty (20).
(Ord. 55-2021. Passed 10-19-21.)
(c) Citation Fines.
(1) Any person, firm or corporation who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Article, except Section 730.06, or of any regulation or requirement pursuant hereto and authorized hereby shall, upon conviction, be ordered to pay a fine not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) on each offense or imprisoned no more than ninety (90) days, or both.
(2) Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of Section 730.06 of this Article shall, upon conviction, be ordered to pay a fine of not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) on each offense or imprisoned no more than ninety (90) days, or both. In addition, the Magisterial District Judge may impose any other such remedy deemed proper, including, without limitation, an order to clean up unlawful dump sites.
(d) Restitution. The Magisterial District Judge may order the violator to make restitution to said real or personal property owner.
(e) In addition to any fines imposed above, the City is entitled to collect any and all costs related to enforcement of this article including but not limited to, all costs incurred by a third party.
(Ord. 11-2017. Passed 5-17-17.)