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FILE OVUM 2002995131 <br />OR BOOK 04638 MAGE 1723 <br />(a) It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to initiate <br />enforcement proceedings of the various codes; however, no member of the Code <br />Enforcement Board shall have the power to initiate enforcement proceedings. <br />(b) Except as provided in Subsections (c) and (d) of this Section, if a <br />violation of the codes is found, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the violator <br />and give him reasonable time to correct the violation. Should the violation continue <br />beyond the time specified for correction, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify <br />the Board and request a hearing. The Board, through its clerical staff, shall schedule <br />a hearing, and written notice of the hearing shall be delivered to the violator by hand <br />delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, as provided by Section 2-156. At <br />the option of the Code Enforcement Board, notice may additionally be served by <br />publication or posting as provided in Section 2-156. If the violation is corrected and <br />then recurs or if the violation is not corrected by the time specified for correction by <br />the Code Enforcement Officer, the case may be presented to the Code Enforcement <br />Board even if the violation has been corrected prior to the Board hearing, and the <br />notice shall so state. <br />(c) If a repeat violation is found, the Code Enforcement Officer shall <br />notify the violator but is not required to give the violator a reasonable time to correct <br />the violation. The Code Enforcement Officer, upon notifying the violator of a repeat <br />violation, shall notify the Code Enforcement Board and request a hearing. The Code <br />Enforcement Board, through its clerical staff, shall schedule a hearing and shall <br />provide notice pursuant to Section 2-156. The case may be presented to the Code <br />Enforcement Board even if the repeat violation has been corrected prior to the Board <br />hearing, and the notice shall so state. If the repeat violation has been corrected, the <br />Code Enforcement Board retains the right to schedule a hearing to determine costs <br />and impose the payment of reasonable enforcement fees upon the repeat violator. The <br />repeat violator may choose to waive his or her rights to this hearing and pay said costs <br />as determined by the Code Enforcement Board. For purposes of this Section, the <br />term "repeat violation" means a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a <br />person whom the Code Enforcement Board has previously found to have violated the <br />same provision within five years prior to the violation. <br />(d) If the Code Enforcement Officer has reason to believe a violation or <br />the condition causing the violation presents a serious threat to the public health, safety <br />and welfare or if the violation is irreparable or irreversible in nature, the Code <br />Enforcement Office shall make a reasonable effort to notify the violator and may <br />immediately notify the Code Enforcement Board and request a hearing. <br />Section 2-151 Conduct of hearings <br />Ordinance No. f— �•� <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />