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Section 14. Amendment to Chapter 158 of the City Code. Chapter 158 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Chapter 158 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION § 158-18. - Appeal. If a person is served with a violation notice under this code, the person may request a code enforcement administrative hearing before a Special Master Magistrate in accordance with Chapter 14 of the City Code. An appeal must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 15 days after the service of the violation notice. An aggrieved party may seek judicial review of the decision of the Special Master Ma isg trate in accordance with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Section 15. Amendment to Chapter 166 of the City Code. Chapter 166 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Chapter 166 — GRAFFITI § 166-7. - Penalties for offenses; enforcement; abatement by City. A. Penalty against violator. It is unlawful to violate any provision of this code. Anyone found guilty of violating this chapter by placing graffiti on a structure or property without the owner's consent, by a Special lir Magistrate or a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 60 days or make restitution to the owner of the property where the graffiti has been placed, or both. The Police Department may arrest the violator by issuing a notice to appear. Where a minor is found to have violated the prohibition of this chapter, the restitution imposed by this section upon a finding of guilt shall be assessed against the minor and such minor's parents or legal guardians. B. Penalty against owner. If the person owning such property, acting as manager or agent for the owner of such property, or in possession or control of such property fails to remove or effectively obscure the graffiti within 14 business days from receipt of the notice described in this chapter, the owner may be punished by a fine of not less than $250 for the first offense and $500 for the second offense and continuing offenses. In deciding whether the property owner is a repeat violator, the Special Master -Ma istrate or court may consider the efforts taken by the violator, if any, to remove or effectively obscure the graffiti in a timely manner and how often the violator has been victimized by graffiti during the preceding calendar year. The fine may be waived if the property owner, agent, manager, or possessor has been victimized two or more times by graffiti within any calendar year and, during such time, has removed or effectively obscured such graffiti from the property in a timely manner. Section 16. Amendment to Chapter 170 of the City Code. Chapter 170 of the City Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 17