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General Code E-Code: City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL Page 1 of7 Chapter 14: CODE ENFORCEMENT [HISTORY: Adopted by the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-141. Amendments noted where applicable.] COUNTY CODE CROSS-REFERENCES Ch. BCC, Code Enforcement - repealed except for Schedule of Civil Penalties. GENERAL REFERENCES General penalties - See Ch. 1, Art. II. ~ 14-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include future, words in the plural number include the singular number and vice versa. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. CITY - The City of Sunny Isles Beach. CODE -Collectively the City of Sunny Isles Beach Code of Ordinances and applicable sections of the Code of Miami-Dade County as made applicable to the City pursuant to Article 8, S C-8.3, of the City Charter, or such other land development regulations or ordinances as may be adopted by the City hereafter. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER - Any authorized agent or employee of the City whose duty it is to assure compliance with the Code. The term "officer" or "inspector" shall be interchangeable and shall have identical meaning. COMMISSION - The City Commission. COMPLIANCE - The correction of the violation in accordance with the applicable code(s) including the payment of any outstanding civil penalties, liens, or any other special assessment liens and/or costs or fees due to the City for enforcement of the subject ordinance(s) violated. CONTINUING VIOLATION - A violation which remains uncorrected beyond the time period for correction contained in either the civil violation notice or the final order of the Special Master, whichever is applicable. DEPARTMENT - The Code Enforcement and Licensing Department. DIRECTOR - The Director of the Code Enforcement and Licensing Department. MANAGER - The City Manager. NOTICE OF VIOLATION - A civil violation notice issued to a violator in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. PERSON - Any individual, partnership, limited partnership, trust, corporation, association or other entity. RECURRING VIOLATION - A violation for which a warning notice of violation was previously issued and correction was made, then the same violation involving the same violator, object or action violating the same ordinance or Code section recurs or is recommitted within a twelve-month period. REPEAT VIOLATION - A violation of a provision of the Code by a person whom the Special Master has previously found to have violated the same provision of the Code. A repeat violation can occur only after correction of the previous violation has been made. SPECIAL MASTER - A person appointed pursuant to S 14-4 of this chapter. UNCORRECTABLE VIOLATION - A violation which is irreparable or irreversible in nature, and which cannot be remedied after the violation has been committed because the violation constitutes a single prohibited act rather than an ongoing condition or circumstance. VIOLATOR - That person or entity responsible for a violation of the Code and, if different, the owner of the property involved. ~ 14-2. Civil infractions and penalties. Editor's Note: See also Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II, Penalties, for additional penally provisions. A violation of the Code shall constitute a civil offense punishable by civil penalty in the amount prescribed herein. ~ 14-3. Qualifications of Special Masters; appointment and removal; compensation. Appointments of Special Masters shall be made by the Manager, as needed, on the basis of experience, skills and abilities and, whenever possible, shall include persons with legal zoning, engineering and/or construction experience. Such appointments shall http://www.e-codes.generalcode.com/searchresults .asp ?cmd=getdoc&DocI d=4&Index=C%3 a%5cProgra... 2/23/2007