Okaloosa County BOCC — December 15, 2015 — Code Enforcement Ordinance Rosetta Stone (2)

Proposed Ordinance Existing Code Comments 11-601 PURPOSE The purpose of this section is to The existing code does not state the purpose of promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and the County’s code enforcement function. The welfare of the citizens of Okaloosa County by Code Enforcement Article should include a establishing processes for the abatement of statement as to its purpose. nuisances and correction of violations of the various codes and ordinances in effect throughout the County. 11-602 VIOLATIONS GENERALLY 1. Any contravention of the provisions of any The existing Code does not include this general code or ordinance, including this Article, statement adopted by the Board of County Commissioners is hereby declared a violation and subject to the terms of this Chapter. 2. Interference with the officer attempting to enforce this Article, the Okaloosa County The existing Code does not include this general Land Development Code (Ordinance 91-01, statement as amended), or any other code or ordinance adopted by the Board of County Commissioners shall constitute a violation as well as any other criminal sanction which may be imposed. 3. Aesthetics alone shall not be a cause for Aesthetics alone shall not be a case where county Currently found in section 11.03.10.2 as part of a which county officials shall act/enforce upon officials shall act/enforce upon private property larger statement; added per BCC discussions. private property. The County shall enforce without a complaint. violations in cases where health, safety, and the general welfare are issues. 11-603 DEFINITION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT Section 11.03.02 As used in this section, "code Currently located under the “Code enforcement OFFICER Code enforcement officer shall mean an enforcement officer" means any designated procedure section. This is not a procedure, it’s a agent or employee of Okaloosa County appointed employee or agent of Okaloosa County whose duty definition generally applicable throughout the and authorized to enforce and insure compliance with it is to enforce codes and ordinances. ordinance. the ordinances of Okaloosa County as provided herein and section 162.21, F.S. 11-604 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY The 11.03.01 Jurisdiction The code The current code does not provide a clear Code Enforcement Division of the Okaloosa County enforcement board shall have jurisdiction to hear delineation of which codes the Code and decide alleged violations of all codes and Enforcement Division is responsible for Growth Management Department shall be the ordinances in force in the county, including, but primary agency responsible for enforcing the codes enforcing. However, the existing language does