§ 97.09. Enforcement.

(A)

The code enforcement board is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The code enforcement board shall have the primary, but not exclusive, enforcement responsibility for this chapter. The city manager may also institute abatement proceedings as provided for in this chapter. Further, the code enforcement officer is authorized to move any vehicle in inoperable condition, or cause the owner or person in charge of any vehicle in inoperable condition to move any such vehicle, so as to correct the violation, when any such vehicle is maintained in an inoperable condition for more than 72 hours following notice to the owner of the vehicle that the vehicle is being maintained in violation of § 97.04. The owner of any vehicle moved pursuant to this section shall be responsible for the towing and storage charges therefor.

(B)

Notwithstanding any previous decision of the code enforcement officer, the city manager, the code enforcement board, or a court of competent jurisdiction, in no event shall any violation of this chapter which was previously allowed to continue by the code enforcement officer, the city manager, the code enforcement board, or a court of competent jurisdiction be allowed to continue without correction beyond August 31, 1993. Prior to the expiration of this date, the code enforcement officer shall notify all affected property owners of this provision and notify them of the steps necessary to correct the violation. Any failure by the property owner to correct the violations cited by the code enforcement officer in this notice by August 31, 1993, shall constitute an additional violation of this chapter separate and apart from the violations found by the code enforcement officer and cited in the notice which shall themselves be new violations of this chapter.

(Ord. 90-019, passed 7-26-90; Am. Ord. 93-008, passed 4-22-93; Am. Ord. 94-002, passed 4-14-94)