§ 33.990. VIOLATIONS CLASSIFIED AS CIVIL OFFENSES WITH CIVIL FINES FOR VIOLATIONS.

(A) Any violation of a provision contained in §§ 33.40et seq. of the city’s Municipal Code of Ordinances is hereby classified as a civil offense, pursuant to KRS 65.8808 and Ch. 32; and such classification is intended, and shall be construed, to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with §§ 33.40et seq. of the city’s Municipal Code of Ordinances, and nothing contained herein, or in Ch. 32, shall prohibit the enforcement of §§ 33.40et seq. by any other means authorized by law.

(B) If a citation for a violation of a provision of §§ 33.40et seq. is not contested by the person charged with the violation, the civil fine to be imposed shall be seventy-five dollars ($75) for the first offense, one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) for the second offense and two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for the third, and thereafter, offense.

(C) If a citation is requested and a hearing before the Code Enforcement Board is required, the maximum civil fine which may be imposed at the discretion of the Board shall be from twenty dollars ($20) to two hundred dollars ($200) for the first offense; from sixty dollars ($60) to six hundred dollars ($600) for the second offense; and from one hundred and eighty dollars ($180) to one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) for the third, and thereafter, offense.

(D) Each provision of §§ 33.40et seq. violated shall be considered a separate fineable offense.

(1) If two (2) or more provisions of §§ 33.40et seq. are violated, the fines shall be cumulative and be enforced under the same citation.

(2) Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense without the requirement to issue a separate citation.

(Ord. 2007-17, passed 11-21-07)