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§ 14-4. Powers of Special Magistrate. <br />Special Magistrates shall have the power to: <br />G. Assess administrative hearing costs of no less than $150.00. <br />Section 5. Amendment of Chapter 14, 14-6. Chapter 14, §14-6, of the Code of Ordinances <br />of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, entitled "Enforcement Procedures," is hereby amended <br />as follows: <br />§ 14-6. Enforcement procedures. <br />A. A Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue a warning notice of violation, in a form <br />approved by the Depa *meRt Direr+^~Division Manager, prior to the issuance of a civil <br />violation notice to a person based upon personal investigation, if the officer has reason to <br />believe that the violator has committed a civil infraction in violation of a duly enacted <br />ordinance. The warning notice of violation shall specify a reasonable time period (warning <br />period), not to exceed 30 calendar days, within which the violator must correct the violation. <br />This determination shall be based on consideration of fairness; practicality; ease of <br />correction, ability to correct; severity of violation; nature, extent, and probability of danger <br />or damage to the public; degree of nuisance to neighborhoods and neighborhood; and other <br />relevant factors relating to the reasonableness of the time period prescribed. <br />If upon reinspection of the violation, which prompted the issuance of the warning notice of <br />violation, said violation has not been corrected the violator shall be subiect to the issuance <br />of a civil violation notice and any associated civil penalties. <br />If a violator requires additional time for compliance beyond the time period provided in the <br />warning notice of violation, an extension of time request must be submitted in writing to <br />the Code Enforcement Officer. An extension of the deadline for voluntary correction, or a <br />modification of any required corrective action, may be granted by the c -Code eEnforcement <br />eOfficer or Department DiFe tE)FS Division Manager if the IaFepeky ewRear violator has, in <br />the opinion of the eCode eEnforcement eOfficer, shown geed eause feF the Fecluested <br />extensoeR progress in correcting the violation. Due to progress made the Code Enforcement <br />Officer or Division Manager may, in their sole discretion grant a violator an extension(s) of <br />time not to exceed 90 calendar days in total from the date of warning notice to correct the <br />code violation. Fey—pwFpases of -this sectien "geed —cause—is d^{�ar� If after the 90 <br />calendar day extension, the violator needs additional time due to "unforeseen <br />circumstances", a second extension of time request must be submitted in writing to the <br />Division Manager. For the purposes of this section "unforeseen circumstances" are <br />situations beyond the reasonable control of pFeperty ewner the violator that include, but <br />are not limited to: (i) delays by federal, state or local permitting agencies in issuing permits <br />and/or other regulatory approvals in connection with an alleged code violation that were <br />not within the reasonable control of the pFepeFty eW violator; (ii) an "Act of God" such as <br />earthquakes, lightning, cyclones, hurricanes, floods, droughts or such other extreme <br />weather or environmental conditions, unanticipated geological or ground conditions, or <br />other natural calamities and acts of God that cannot be, or be caused to be, prevented, <br />Page 4 of 57 <br />