§ 2-161. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Code inspector means the town building official and any authorized agent or employee of the town whose duty it is to ensure code compliance.

Costs shall mean:

(1)

The cost and expense of prosecuting the violation, including all efforts by the code inspector to obtain compliance before issuing a code enforcement citation;

(2)

The wages paid by the town to town staff incurred in prosecuting the violation, including all efforts by the code inspector and town staff to obtain compliance before issuing a code enforcement citation;

(3)

The cost and expense of providing notices and orders to the violator;

(4)

The cost and expense of recording and filing;

(5)

All legal fees and costs incurred in connection with the violation; and

(6)

The cost and expense of the special magistrate in hearing and deciding all matters related to the violation.

Repeat violation means a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person who has been previously found by a special magistrate or any other quasi-judicial or judicial process, to have violated or who has admitted violating the same provision within five years prior to the violation, notwithstanding the violations occur at different locations.

Special magistrate means the code enforcement special magistrate appointed by the town council to serve in lieu of a code enforcement board to hear and decide code violations under this section.

Town attorney means the legal counselor for the town.

(Code 1979, § 8-182; Ord. No. 02-3, § 1, 11-12-02; Ord. No. 2006-10, § 1, 8-24-06; Ord. No. 2009-5, § 1, 9-9-09)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 162.04.

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.