Ordinance 2362-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

• ^ 1 Authority to Abate 1. Any violation of the UBC is hereby declared to be a nuisance. 2. Where a nuisance exists, the City Attorney on behalf of the City is authorized to institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the violation of the UBC. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the City Attorney is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for and such court, upon hearing and for cause shown, may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person, firm and/or corporation from violating any provision of this Code and compelling compliance herewith. The cost of such action shall be taxed against the violator. 4. A conviction of any person, firm or corporation for violating this Code shall not impede the authority granted in this section to the City Attorney or City. G. Section 106.4 of the 1997 Edition of the Uniform Building Code entitled "Permit Issuance" is hereby amended by the addition of the following: 106.4.6 Violation Citation- Order Notwithstanding any language in this Code, in the event a time period is established in: 1) a violation citation issued by a Code Compliance Officer or the Building Official, or 2) an order issued by the Violations Hearing Examiner, said time period shall supersede the time period provide by this Code. Section 5: The City of Everett hereby declares that should any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance or of the UBC or UBCS hereby adopted be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the City of Everett that it would have passed all portions independent of the elimination herefrom of any such portion as may be declared invalid. Section 6: This Ordinance shall not be construed nor held to repeal Ordinance No.'s 2068-95, 1732-90, 1731-90, 1613-89 and 1610-89 as to any offense committed against such former ordinance or as to any act done, any penalty, forfeiture or punishment so incurred, or any right accrued or claim arising before under the former ordinance, or in any way whatever to affect any such offense or act so committed or so done, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment so incurred or any right accrued or claim arising before this ordinance takes effect.. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as abating any action now pending under or by virtue of Ordinance No.'s 2068-95, 1732-90, 1731-90, 1613-89 and 1610-89 or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accrued or to accrue, or as 5