Enforcing house numbering and street name rules

(a) Notice and order. Whenever there is reason to believe there has been a violation of the requirements of this article, the director shall give notice to the owner to comply and order corrective action within thirty days from the date of notification. Such notice and order shall be sent via certified mail, with return receipt requested, to the owner. The date shown on the return receipt shall be the date from which the thirty-day period shall commence for compliance. (b) Appeal. Any person adversely affected by any order issued under this section, may within thirty days after the service of the order, appeal the order to the board of appeals as provided by section 6-9.2, County Charter. An appeal to the board of appeals shall stay the provisions of the director’s order pending the final decision of the board of appeals. (c) Penalty. If the owner fails to comply within the thirty-day period, the owner will be subject to a fine of $25, and a further penalty of a like sum for every thirty days thereafter that such person shall neglect or refuse to correct the violation. The director may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any order issued pursuant to this section. Where the civil action has been instituted to enforce the civil fine imposed by said order, and provided that administrative appeals have been exhausted or the time for filing such appeals has elapsed without appeal, the director need only show that the notice of violation and order were served, that a civil fine was imposed, the amount of the civil fine imposed and that the fine imposed has not been paid. (2004, ord 04-82, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-103, sec 6.)14-88 14-39 SUPP. 1 (1-2017)