2013-03 AMENDING CITY CODE AND ZONING ORDINANCE - CHAPTER 29 - SECTION XXXVI

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limitation the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to care for vacant residential real estate. K. Respondent-means a person or entity who is accused of a violation. 2. CODE HEARING DIVISION. There is hereby established an Administrative Code Enforcement System (hereinafter referred to as "ACES") and a City Code Hearing Division, the function of which is to expedite the prosecution and correction of violations of the city code in the manner provided by this Chapter. A. The hearing officer and such other agents or employees assigned to the department by the City Manager shall constitute the Code Hearing Division. B. The adoption of this Chapter is not the exclusive method of enforcing code violations and the establishment does not preclude the City from using other methods to enforce the provisions of its code, including the filing of suit in.courts of competent jurisdiction. 3. JURISDISTION. An administrative adjudication proceeding under this Chapter may be initiated for any alleged City Code violation. 4. VIOLATION NOTICE PROCEDURE. A proceeding under this Chapter shall be instituted upon the filing of a written Violation Notice and Complaint by an authorized official of the City for a violation of any ordinance under the Code. Said Violation Notice and Complaint shall constitute prima facie evidence of the violation cited. A. A Violation Notice and Complaint shall be certified and shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information, as applicable: (1) The name and address of the party alleged to have violated the ordinance, if known; (2) The date, time and place of the violation;