§ 11-33. Jurisdiction.

(a)

The code enforcement board and special magistrate shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide alleged violations of the codes and ordinances in force in the county, including any amendments to such codes thereto.

(b)

The jurisdiction of the code enforcement board or special magistrate shall not be exclusive. It is the legislative intent of this article to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with the codes and ordinances of the county. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the board of county commissioners from enforcing such codes and ordinances by any other means. The board of county commissioners may appoint one (1) or more special magistrates to hear any, or all code violations in accordance with the procedure shown herein. Any alleged violation of county codes and ordinances may be pursued by appropriate remedy in court, or as may otherwise be provided by law.

(Code 1965, § 10-8; Ord. No. 82-19, § 8, 9-21-82; Ord. No. 84-14, § 3, 7-16-84; Ord. No. 87-37, § 8, 10-19-87; Ord. No. 2002-14, § 5, 9-24-02; Ord. No. 2016-13 , § 2, 6-28-16)