§ 11-28. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Code enforcement board shall mean the county code enforcement board.

Code inspector shall mean any authorized agent or employee of the county whose duty it is to assure code compliance.

County attorney shall mean the legal counselor for the county.

Repeat violation shall mean a violation of a provision of a code or ordinance by a person who has been previously found through a code enforcement board or any other quasi-judicial or judicial process, to have violated or has admitted violating the same provision within five (5) years prior to the violation, notwithstanding that the violations occur at different locations.

Special magistrate (also known as special master or hearing officer ) means a person authorized to hold hearings and assess fines against violators of the county codes and ordinances.

(Code 1965, § 10-5; Ord. No. 82-19, § 5, 9-21-82; Ord. No. 87-37, § 5, 10-19-87; Ord. No. 89-16, § 6, 11-20-89; Ord. No. 2002-10, § 1, 8-13-02; Ord. No. 2002-14, § 1, 9-24-02; Ord. No. 2016-13 , § 2, 6-28-16)

State law reference

Similar provisions, F.S. § 162.04.

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.