§ 10-46. Enforcement.

(a)

The code enforcement board shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide violations of this article. Any person who is found to violate any of these provisions shall upon code enforcement action be punished as provided in chapter 7, article I, of this Code. The jurisdiction of the code enforcement board shall not be exclusive. Any alleged violation of any of the provisions of this article may be pursued by appropriate remedy, whether by injunctive, declaratory or other civil sanction, at the option of the county.

(b)

This article may also be enforced pursuant to the supplemental procedures contained in the Osceola County Code of Ordinances, chapter 7, article II, as amended, and the maximum civil penalty for a violation of this article shall be no more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation.

(c)

The provisions of this article are supplemental to any other remedy or enforcement procedure provided for or recognized by ordinance, statutory law, common law, case law or the Constitution and shall not be construed as an exclusive remedy or procedure available for enforcement of the codes and ordinances of the county. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the board of county commissioners from enforcing its codes by any other means.

(Ord. No. 2014-29, § 2, 4-21-14)