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An Ordinance amending the following Section of Chapter 12 of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances pertaining to Section 12-5 related to penalties to reduce the time period in which to assess citations and civil fines, and providing for an administrative cost of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), effective upon passage of Council. [Council Office, Hall]
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN
COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 12-5 of the Code of Ordinances, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, is hereby amended, so that when amended, the same shall read as follows:
Sec. 12-5. - Penalties.
(a) Every person failing to perform the duties required of him by or to comply with the provisions of Section 12-2 shall, for every offense, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), and each day's continuance of any such violation shall be a separate offense.
(b) As an alternative to subSection (a), any owner who violates any provision of Section 12-2 and has been previously issued at least one (1) nuisance citation for a violation or violations on the same property within a Twelve (12)- month period, May also be assessed civil fines of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand-five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), pursuant to the civil fine guidelines as set forth herein. In addition, the Urban County Government May assess the administrative cost involved with any inspection(s), in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(c) Civil fines assessed for violations of Section 12-2 shall be based on the number of citations issued within a Twelve (12)- month period, as follows:
|101010101010|Number
Of
Citations
$100.00
$250.00
$500.00
$1,000.00
$1,500.00
Section 2 - That this Ordinance shall be effective following passage of Council.
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