§ 78-44. Enforcement.

(a)

Generally. The board of commissioners is hereby authorized to adopt, after a public hearing, such written regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this article. Such regulations shall have the same force effect as the provision of this article and the penalty for violation of the provisions thereof shall be the same as the penalty for violation of the provisions of this article, as provided in this section.

(b)

Violations; notice. In cases where a violation of this article has been found by the building inspector, he shall notify the owner of the property on which such violation is found by certified mail sent to the address of the owner of the mobile home/manufactured home is different from the property owner, the violation notice shall also be sent by certified mail to the owner of the mobile home/manufactured home. In the case no valid mailing address can be obtained, or if the certified mail is returned to the building inspector, the notice of violation may be hand delivered to the person deemed responsible for said violation. The notice of violation shall clearly state the nature of the violation, including specific provisions of this article which have not been complied with, and the date upon which said violation(s) will be remedied. Such date will be determined by the building inspector based on the nature and extent of the violation, but in no case shall exceed 30 days from the date the certified mail was received. In cases where the notice of violation is hand delivered, the date upon which said violations will be remedied shall not exceed 30 days from the date of delivery.

(c)

Issuance of stop work orders. The building inspector is authorized to issue stop work orders in any instance where a violation of this article is found. The procedure for issuance of stop work orders shall be the same as the notification procedure for violations as specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(1)

Procedure for noncompliance. In cases where a violation of this article has occurred, and the violator has not remedied the violation within the specified time period, or in cases where stop work orders have not been fully complied with, the sheriff's department, upon written notification from the building inspector of such violation or noncompliance, shall issue a citation requiring appearance in the county magistrate court and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the punishment provided in section 1-9. This section is adopted pursuant to the provision of O.C.G.A. § 36-1-20(a), (b), (c) and (d). Such citation shall include any and all violations found by the building inspector.

(Res. No. 10-072, 8-26-2010)