Code Enforcement Board

There shall be a code inspector who may be any authorized agent or employee of the City. It shall be his duty to ensure code compliance and to initiate enforcement proceedings. If it is determined that there has been a violation of the codes of the City, the code inspector shall notify the violator and give him a reasonable time to correct such violation. Should the violation continue beyond the time specified for correction, the code inspector shall notify the enforcement board and request a hearing pursuant to the procedure hereinafter established.

At the conclusion of the hearing, the Code Enforcement Board shall issue findings of fact, based on evidence of record, and conclusions of law and shall issue an order affording the proper relief consistent with powers granted herein. The Code Enforcement Board shall have the following powers:

• Adopt rules for the conduct of its hearings
• Subpoena alleged violators and witnesses to its hearings which may be served by the county sheriff or by the police department of the City of Winter Springs
• Subpoena evidence
• Take testimony under oath
• Issue orders having the force of law commanding whatever steps are necessary to bring a violation into compliance
• Access fines upon notification by the code inspector that a previous order of the code enforcement board has not been complied with by the set time. The violator may be ordered to pay a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each day the violation continues past the date set for compliance or for each time the violation has been repeated. A certified copy of an order imposing a fine may be recorded in the public records.