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(4) Take testimony under oath. <br />FILE NUM i"tfCl°i=y131. <br />OR BOOK is 4636 i=xAGE 17`6 <br />(5) Issue orders having the full force of law to command whatever steps <br />are necessary to bring a violation into compliance. <br />Section 2-153 Administrative Fines; Costs of Repair; and Filing of Liens. <br />(a) The Code Enforcement Board, upon notification by the Code <br />Enforcement Officer that an order of the Code Enforcement Board has not been <br />complied with by the set time, or upon finding that a repeat violation has been <br />committed, may order the violator to pay a fine in an amount specified in this Section <br />for each day the violation continues past the. date set by the Code Enforcement Board <br />for compliance or, in the case of a repeat violation, for each day the repeat violation <br />continues, beginning with the date the repeat violation is found to have occurred by <br />the Code Enforcement Officer. In addition, if the violation is a violation described in <br />Section 2-150(d), the Code Enforcement Board shall notify the City Commission, <br />which may make all reasonable repairs which are required to bring the property into <br />compliance and charge the violator with the reasonable cost of the repairs along with <br />the fine imposed pursuant to this Section. If a finding of a violation or a repeat <br />violation has been made as provided in this Section, a hearing shall not be necessary <br />for issuance of the order imposing a fine. If, after due notice and hearing, the Code <br />Enforcement Board finds a violation to be irreparable or irreversible in nature, it may <br />order the violator to pay a fine as specified in paragraph (b). <br />(b) A fine imposed pursuant to this Section shall not exceed $250 per day <br />for a first violation and shall not exceed $500 per day for a repeat violation, and, in <br />addition, may include all costs of repairs pursuant to subsection (a). However, if the <br />Code Enforcement Board finds the violation to be irreparable or irreversible in nature, <br />it may impose a fine not to exceed $5,000 per violation. <br />(c) In determining the amount of the fine, if any, the Code Enforcement <br />Board shall consider the following factors: <br />(1) The gravity of the violation. <br />(2) Any actions taken by the violator to correct the violation; and <br />(3) Any previous violations committed by the violator. <br />(d) The Code Enforcement Board may reduce a fine imposed pursuant to <br />this Section. <br />Ordinance No. 7 q- 14 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />