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

and demolition debris .....250.00 demolition debris: $250.00. 6. Burying waste on public or private property: 6. Burying waste on public or private property $100.00. .....100.00 7. Discarding, placing, dropping etc., litter on 7. Discarding, placing, dropping, etc. litter on public or private property, highways, streets, public or private property, highways, streets, rights-of-way, or bodies of water: $500.00. right-of-ways, or bodies of water .....500.00 8. Accumulation of litter or refuse on 8. Accumulation of litter or refuse on construction or demolition site: $75.00. construction or building site .....75.00 9. Failure to maintain backflow device: 9. Failure to maintain backflow device $100.00. .....100.00 10. Removal of backflow device from potable water system: $250.00. 10. Removal of backflow device from potable water system .....250.00  11. Failure to comply with requirements for 11. Failure to comply with requirements for connection to public sewer or public water: connection to public sewer and public water $100.00. .....100.00 12. Unpermitted discharge of drainage, waters, 12. Discharge of drainage, waters or wastes or wastes into public sewer: $250.00. into public sewer .....250.00 13. Failure to maintain on-site sewage disposal 13. Failure to maintain on-site sewage system: $100.00. disposal system .....100.00 14. Failure to comply with requirements for disposal of septage: $250.00. 14. Failure to comply with requirements for 15. Pollution of waters: $150.00. disposal of septage .....250.00 15. Pollution of waters .....150.00 16. Depositing, storing, or maintaining solid 16. Depositing, storing or maintaining solid waste on residential or nonresidential waste on residential or nonresidential property property: $150.00. .....150.00 17. Failure to remove litter or rubbish from 17. Failure to remove litter and rubbish from property: $250.00. property .....250.00 18. Failure to comply with commercial receptacle requirements: $75.00. 18. Failure to comply with commercial receptacle requirements .....75.00 19. Failure to maintain commercial property: 19. Failure to maintain commercial property $75.00. .....75.00 20. Any other violation of Ordinance 91-1, as 20. Failure to purchase proper sign permit Proposed 11-606 did not include the penalty for amended: $100.00 .....200.00 no sign permit; the failure to install erosion 21. Failure to comply with a stop work order or 21. Failure to comply with a stop work control measures is not in current table. The correction notice: $250.00. order/correction notice .....250.00 22. Failure to install erosion control measures existing section 12.02.00 should be used. This 22. Any other violation of Ordinance No. 91- will be corrected. prior to undertaking land clearing, grading, 1, as amended .....100.00 or filling operations: $250 11-607 CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. 11.03.00. - Code enforcement board. The “While it shall be the duty of…” language Pursuant to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes, currently exists in section 1.03.02.3. It has been 1. 1. Generally. Pursuant to Chapter 162, F.S., there there is hereby created a Code Enforcement relocated and slightly revised. is hereby created a Code Enforcement Board of Board of Okaloosa County, Florida, which shall Okaloosa County, Florida, which shall consist of consist of seven members appointed by the seven (7) members appointed by the Board of board of county commissioners. All members County Commissioners. All members shall be shall be residents of Okaloosa County and residents of Okaloosa County and shall serve shall serve without compensation. The board without compensation. While it shall be the duty of may also designate a special master to the Code Enforcement Board to hear alleged perform the functions of the code enforcement violations of the various County Codes and board on a case by case basis. Ordinances and to decide appropriate remedial actions and penalties, no member of the Code Enforcement Board shall have the power to bring an enforcement action to the Code Enforcement Board.  2. Membership. The membership of the Code 1. The membership of the code enforcement Enforcement Board shall be made on the basis of board shall be made on the basis of experience experience or interest in the subject matters of the or interest in the subject matters of the ordinances to be enforced and shall, whenever ordinances to be enforced and shall, whenever possible, include: possible, include: A. An architect; A. An architect; B. A businessman; C. An engineer; B. A businessman; D. A general contractor; C. An engineer; E. A subcontractor; F. A realtor; and D. A general contractor; G. A citizen. E. A subcontractor; F. A Realtor; and G. A citizen. 2.Each term shall be for a period of three years The highlighted language was added in order to 2. Term of Office. Each term shall be for a period of and members shall continue to serve until the clarify what happens if a member’s term expires three (3) years. However, at the end of his or her vacancy is filled. A member may be but a replacement has not been appointed. term, a member shall continue to serve until re- reappointed by the board of county appointed or the vacancy is filled. A member may commissioners for successive terms. be reappointed by the Board of County Appointments to fill any vacancy on the code Commissioners for successive terms. enforcement board shall be for the remainder Appointments to fill any vacancy on the Code of the unexpired term of office. Enforcement Board shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term of office. 3. If any member of the code enforcement board fails to attend two of three successive A. If any member of the Code Enforcement Board fails Re-formatted as 2.A. meetings without cause and without prior to attend two (2) of three (3) successive meetings approval of the chairman, the code without cause and without prior approval of the enforcement board may declare the member's chairman, the Code Enforcement Board may office vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled by declare the member’s office vacant, and the appointment by the board. vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the Board. 4. Members of the code enforcement board may be suspended and removed from office by B. Members of the Code Enforcement Board may be Re-formatted as 2.B. the board of county commissioners. suspended and removed from office by the Board of County Commissioners. 5. At the first meeting of the code enforcement 3. Officers. At the first meeting of the Code board in each year, the members shall elect a Enforcement Board in each year, the members chairman and a vice-chairman from among the shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from board members. The presence of four or more Renumbered as 3. among the board members. The presence of four members shall constitute a quorum of the code (4) or more members shall constitute a quorum enforcement board necessary to take action. of the Code Enforcement Board necessary to take action.  6. Regular meetings of the board shall occur as 4. Meetings. Regular meetings of the board shall often as necessary. Special meetings of the code occur as often as necessary. Special meetings of enforcement board may be convened by the Re-formatted as 4. the Code Enforcement Board may be convened chairman upon giving reasonable notice to each of by the chairman upon giving reasonable notice to the members of the board. each of the members of the board. 7. Minutes, in summary form and not verbatim, 5. Minutes and Record-keeping. Minutes, in shall be maintained of all meetings and hearings summary form and not verbatim, shall be held by the code enforcement board, and all Existing 7 and 8 have been combined in maintained of all meetings and hearings held by meetings, hearings, and proceedings shall be open proposed 5. This is because minutes and the Code Enforcement Board, and all meetings, to the public. record-keeping are related subject matter, and hearings, and proceedings shall be open to the public. The Growth Management Department, as also there is no Planning and Inspections well as other departments as needed, shall 8. The office of the planning and inspection Department. provide clerical and administrative