§ 1.16.100. Waiver of fines—Authority to issue citations—Violations and penalties—Repealer.

A.

Those directors of departments authorized to administer and enforce this chapter have the privilege to waive any fine contained herein not imposed by any court if it can be established by uncontroverted evidence that the citation for the offense was issued erroneously.

B.

The following persons shall have the authority to issue citations for municipal infractions or civil zoning violations:

1.

Director of the department of Infrastructure and Development and any designee of the Director;

2.

Director of the Housing and Community Development Department and any designee of the Director;

3.

Director of the department of Water Works and any designee of the Director;

4.

Housing supervisor;

5.

Building inspector;

6.

Housing inspector;

7.

Zoning administrator;

8.

Plan examiner;

9.

Plumbing inspector;

10.

All city police officers;

11.

Director of the Department of Field Operations and any designee of the Director;

12.

Traffic superintendent;

13.

Operations and maintenance superintendent;

14.

Sanitation superintendent;

15.

Safety Manager;

16.

Chief or deputy chief of the city fire department;

17.

Fire Marshal.

C.

The violations of the following codes and ordinances are declared to be an infraction, and the penalty for such violation shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each initial offense and shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1.000.00) for each repeat offense, and each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense:

1.

International Building Code (2015) (IBC);

2.

International Residential Code (2015) (IRC);

3.

International Energy Conservation Code (2015) (IECC);

4.

International Mechanical Code (2015) (IMC);

5.

International Plumbing Code (2015) (IPC);

6.

International Fuel Gas Code (2015) (IFGC);

7.

International Existing Building Code (2015) (IEBC); and

8.

The city fire prevention code.

D.

The violations of the following codes and ordinances are declared to be civil zoning violations, and the penalty for such violation shall be five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each initial offense and five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each repeat offense:

1.

Business, commercial or industrial use violations of the zoning code.

E.

The penalty provisions of any of the codes, ordinances or laws referred to in this section inconsistent with the penalty provisions of this chapter are repealed.

(Ord. 1970, 2005; Ord. 1846, 2002; Ord. 1662, 1997: prior code § 89-10)

(Ord. No. 2349, 8-10-2015; Ord. No. 2439, 10-9-2017 )