13-1400 Appointment of Special Magistrate

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cases. or the Code Enforcement Officer may present the cases, at the option of the Community Development Director. 2) Hearings before a special magistrate shall be conducted as often as necessary. At any hearing, the special magistrate may set a future hearing date. All hearings before the special magistrate shall be open to the public. SECTION 6. Section 2 -149, Chapter 2, Administration, Article IV, Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division 2, Code Enforcement Board, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Casselberry is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. . Jurisdiction. The Code Enforcement Board and the Special Magistrate shall have the jurisdiction and authority to hear and decide alleged violations of any ordinances or codes in force in the City. The jurisdiction of the Board and Special Magistrate shall not be exclusive. Any alleged violation of any codes or ordinances may be pursued by additional or supplemental means, including appropriate remedy in court, at the option of the administrative official whose responsibility it is to enforce that respective code or ordinances. SECTION 7. Section 2 -150, Chapter 2, Administration, Article IV, Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division 2, Code Enforcement Board, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Casselberry is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-4602-151. Enforcement procedure. (b) Except as provided in Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section, if a violation of a code or ordinance is found, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the violator and give him a reasonable time to correct the violation. If the violation continues beyond the time specified for correction, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the Board and request a hearing. The Board, through its clerical staff, shall schedule a hearing, and written notice of the hearing shall be hand delivered or mailed as provided in Seetien 2 -456. Section 2 -157. At the option of the Code Enforcement Board, notice may additionally be served by publication as provided in SeGtien `' 15 -. Section 2 -157. If the violation is corrected and then recurs or if the violation is not corrected by the time specified for correction by the Code Enforcement Officer, the case may be presented to the Code Enforcement Board even if the violation has been corrected prior to the board hearing and the notice shall so state. (c) If a repeat violation is found, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the violator but is not required to give the violator a reasonable time to correct the violation. The