13-1400 Appointment of Special Magistrate

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ORDINANCE 13 -1400 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, REPEALING SECTION 1 -2.3, CITATIONS, IN PART III, UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, IN ITS ENTIRETY; AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS WITHIN ARTICLE IV, BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS, WITHIN CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, OF PART II, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO ALLOW THE CITY COMMISSION TO APPOINT A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE IN ADDITION TO OR IN LIEU OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD TO HEAR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS AND TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MAGISTRATES; AMENDING AND RENUMBERING SECTIONS WITHIN ARTICLE IV, BOARDS, TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE ARTICLE TO INCLUDE A SPECIAL MAGISTRATE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS; AMENDING SECTIONS 58 -131, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND SECTION 58 -132, SECURITY REQUIREMENTS IN PART II AND SECTION 1 -2.1, ENFORCEMENT BY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL, IN PART III TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE WITH THE SAME AUTHORITY AS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD TO TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS; AMENDING CHAPTER 58, OFFENSES, PUBLIC NUISANCES, AND MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES, TO ALLOW THE SPECIAL MAGISTRATE TO ACT AS THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry Code of Ordinances currently authorizes the use of citations and the Code Enforcement Board to enforce the City's requirements; and WHEREAS, Part II, Chapter 2, Administration, and Part III, Chapter 1, General Administration, provide duplicate text regarding the intent and procedures for the use of citations for code enforcement action; and WHEREAS, the City Commission recognizes that only one section of the City Code is needed to provide the authorization and procedure for the use of citations for the enforcement of the City's codes; and