(a)

The Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office and the Building Safety Office are hereby authorized and directed to enforce this Zoning Code, and for such purpose the authorized representatives of such offices shall have the powers of a law enforcement officer. The Director of Economic Development and Planning, the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Manager and all code compliance officers are designated as the authorized City officials to issue municipal civil infraction citations (directing alleged violators to appear in court) or municipal civil infraction violation notices (directing alleged violators to appear at the Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau) as provided in Chapter 203 of these Codified Ordinances. As used in this section and throughout these Codified Ordinances, "Planning Office," "Code Compliance Office" and "Building Safety Office" means the offices within the Department of Economic Development and Planning.

(b)

Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce any provision of this Zoning Code, or whenever the Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office and the Building Safety Office or their authorized representatives have reasonable cause to believe that there exists in any structure or upon any lot a violation of this Zoning Code, any authorized City representative may, if entry would not otherwise be lawful, enter the structure or upon the lot to inspect the same, after obtaining the consent of the owner or person having charge or control of the structure or lot, or after obtaining a warrant authorizing entry.

(c)

The Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office, and the Building Safety Office are hereby authorized to conduct inspections beyond normal business hours as necessary to enforce the provisions of this Zoning Code, subject to compliance with all other provisions of this section.

(d)

The Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office and the Building Safety Office and their authorized representatives charged with enforcement of this Zoning Code, acting in good faith and without malice in the discharge of their duties, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the City against any liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as the result of any act or by reason of any act or omission in the discharge of their duties. Any suit brought against the Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office and/or the Building Safety Office and/or any employee of the Planning Office, the Code Compliance Office or the Building Safety Office, because of such act or omission performed by the employee in the enforcement of any provision of this Zoning Code, shall be defended by legal counsel provided by the City.

(e)

No person shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building, structure or lot, or cause or permit the same to be done, in violation of this Zoning Code.

(f)

Any building, structure or lot erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted, demolished, equipped, used, occupied or maintained in violation of this Zoning Code shall be a nuisance per se. The City may enjoin or abate any violation of any of the provisions of this Zoning Code by appropriate action.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)

Fees required by this Zoning Code shall be set by resolution of Council.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in this Zoning Code, whoever violates any of the provisions of this Zoning Code is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fine provided in Section 203.06 of these Codified Ordinances, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided in Section 202.99(c)(2).

(b)

In all cases where penalties or forfeitures are provided for any act or omission, they shall be held to apply to each and every such act or omission. Each and every day the violation exists shall be a separate act or omission. In addition to the foregoing penalties, the City may enjoin or abate any violation of any of the provisions of this Zoning Code by appropriate action.

(Ord. No. 1331, § 1, 5-5-25)