§ 14-313. Inspections, enforcement, appeals.

(a)

Inspections. The standards of this article shall be maintained at all times. The city shall inspect all commercial properties on a regular basis to determine compliance with this section.

(b)

Enforcement. Upon determination of violation, a written report explaining the violation and necessary remedies shall be sent to the property owner, outlining an appropriate time frame for compliance. This compliance plan should take into account:

(1)

The amount of improvements required.

(2)

The size of the business involved.

(3)

The overall upkeep of the property outside of the area of violation.

(4)

The importance of deficiencies based on safety and buffering concerns.

If the violator does not voluntarily comply with the terms of the compliance plan within such reasonable period of time as established by the code inspector, the matter shall be referred to the first available agenda of the code enforcement board by the code inspector. The code enforcement board shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this article.

(c)

Appeals. Any appeal from the terms of the compliance plan shall be filed with the administrative official within 15 days of the issuance of the violation report. Appeals shall be heard by the planning commission, which may alter the terms of the plan based on the criteria of subsection (b) above or the following additional criteria:

(1)

The sufficiency of existing landscape material to meet the intent of the code.

(2)

The extent that site improvement conditions reflect acceptable wear and tear as opposed to functional deficiency.

(3)

Other extenuating circumstances, outside of the cost of compliance itself, suggesting different terms of compliance.

(Code 1981, § 6-321(a)—(c))