§ 2-282. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them below.

(a)

Administrative hearing officer (AHO): A person appointed by a manager to hear appeals of administrative citations.

(b)

Enforcement official: A person employed by the city and charged by a manager with enforcing the ordinances of the city.

(c)

Manager: The manager of a department of the city or such manager's designee. Unless otherwise specifically stated, wherever "manager" is used in this article it shall mean any manager responsible for enforcing a violation and issuing an administrative citation.

(d)

Responsible party: A person or entity who is suspected of having violated the Code or, in the case of property violations, the property owner, or an individual or an entity who, acting as an agent for or other legal capacity on behalf of the owner, has authority over property subject to an administrative citation under this article, or in the case of animal violations, the owner or keeper of the animal or animals which are the subject of an animal code violation.

(e)

Rules and regulations: Such procedures and requirements as are adopted through a rulemaking process as set forth in article VI of this chapter or as provided by ordinance for any specific department.

(Ord. No. 58-08, § 1, 2-4-08; Ord. No. 672-18, § 2, 7-16-18)