§ 50-317. Violations; declaration.

The county council hereby finds and declares that a violation of this division presents a serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare and is irreparable or irreversible in nature. No violator of this division shall be entitled to an opportunity to correct a violation prior to the levy of a civil penalty in accordance with any of the enforcement methods prescribed in section 1-7. The civil penalty shall be $50.00 for each violation. However, if the person has been previously found through a code enforcement board or any other quasi-judicial or judicial process to have violated or who has admitted violating this division within five years prior to the violation, the civil penalty shall be $100.00 for a second violation, $250.00 for a third violation and $500.00 for a fourth or subsequent violation, notwithstanding the violations occur at different locations.

(Ord. No. 2009-16, § I, 5-21-09)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2009-16, § I, adopted May 21, 2009, deleted § 50-317, which pertained to reference to certain district rules and derived from: Ord. No. 00-34, § 6, adopted Oct. 5, 2000. Furthermore Ord. No. 2009-16 renumbered sections 50-318 and 50-319 as 50-316 and 50-317.