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15.04.200. Violation-Penalty.
A. Violation of any provision of DCC 15.04, any specialty code or building code requirement administered
by the County pursuant to ORS 455.153, or the fire code is a Class A violation.
B. A person liable for prosecution under DCC 1.16.015(C) for a violation of DCC 15.04 or any code
adopted therein is also subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $720.00the fine amounts in DCC Chapter
1.16 per day the violation exists.
C. The building official may initiate proceedings to assess a civil penalty for any violation of this chapter
or codes adopted herein except for violations of the fire code.
D. A fire chief is authorized to initiate proceedings under DCC Chapter 1.17 to assess a civil penalty for a
violation of the fire code.
E. A civil penalty for a violation under a building inspection program may not exceed the maximum civil
penalty amount authorized for an equivalent specialty code violation under ORS 455.895.
F. The building official, a building inspector, or a fire chief may not serve as a hearings officer in
proceedings to assess civil penalties under this chapter 1.17 of this code.
G. A fire chief is authorized to issue citations that charge a person with a violation of the fire code.
(Ord. 2014-004, §1, 2014; Ord. 2011-022, §1, 2011; Ord. 2003-021 §31, 2003; Ord. 96-055 §2, 1996; Ord.
95-063 §1, 1995; Ord. 83-056 §17, 1983)