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ORDINANCE NO. 2009-4156
An ordinance of the City of Sanford, Florida amending the City Code
of the City of Sanford Section 1-7 of the City Code of the City of
Sanford, relating to general penalties pertaining to violations of the
City Code of the City of Sanford; providing for the recoupment of
costs and expenses by the City; providing direction to the City
Manager and City Attorney; providing for conflicts; providing for a
savings provision; providing for codification in the City Code of the
City of Sanford; providing for severability and providing for an
effective date.
Be it enacted by the People of the City of Sanford, Florida:
Section 1. Amendment to Section 1-7 of the City Code. Section 1-7, City
Code of the City of Sanford, is amended to read as follows: 1
Sec. 1-7. General penalty: recoupment of costs incurred bv the City.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this Code or controlled by State or Federal law, +Ae
violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this Code shall constitute an
offense against the City, and where no specific penalty is provided therefor shall subject
the offender, upon conviction, to a fine of not to exceed $500.00, or imprisonment for a
period of not to exceed 60 days, or both such fine and imprisonment or such other
penalty as may be provided in this Code arisinq from the code enforcement processes
and procedures of the City.
(b) Any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of
this Code or any ordinance of the City shall be deemed a public nuisance and shall be
subject to abatement by the City utilizinq any remedy available under law.
(c) Each and every act, action or thing done in violation of the provisions of this Code,
or any ordinance of the city, shall be construed, deemed and taken as a separate and
distinct violation of such provisions of this Code, and in every event that a violation of
this Code or any of the provisions of this Code shall continue, each day of such
continuance shall be deemed, construed and taken as a separate and distinct violation
of the provisions of this Code.
Cd) It is the intent of the City to recoup from the responsible party or parties all costs
and expenses incurred by the City arisinq from code enforcement actions and other
processes, such as, by way of example only, nuisance abatement activities of the City.
Section 2.
Review of City Code.
The City Manager is directed to accomplish, in conjunction with the City Attorney,
a review of the City Code to determine which violations of the City Code should subject
a violator to potential incarceration and to submit a revisionary ordinance to the City
Commission relating to such study and to make such recommendations as they deem
appropriate.
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Section 3. Conflicts.
All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 4. Savings. The prior actions of the City of Sanford in terms of the
assessment of penalties to include, but not be limited to, matters relating to code
enforcement activities of the City are hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, sentence, phrase, word, or portion of
this Ordinance is determined to be invalid, unlawful or unconstitutional, said
determination shall not be held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of any
other section, sentence, phrase, word, or portion of this Ordinance not otherwise
determined to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional.
Section 6. Codification. This Ordinance shall be codified in the City Code of
the City of Sanford; provided, however, that Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall not be
codified. The Code Codifier is granted broad and liberal authority to change section
numbers in the current City Code and other appropriate actions as set forth in Section
1-10 of the City Code.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage and adoption.
Passed and adopted this 23rd day of March, 2009.
City Commission of the City of
Sanford, Florida
Seminole County, Florida
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Linda K n, Mayor
Attest:
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:Janet Dougherty, City t9ferk
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illiam L. Colbert, Esquire
City Attorney
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