Fiscal Note
The Ordinance provides another tool to help ensure inspection-related compliance. No significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
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Creating Sections 7.56, 10.41, 17.13, 18.01(3), 18.01(4), 19.08(1)(c), 19.08(1)(d), 22.05(6) and (7), 23.57, 24.13, 28.12(13)(f), 29.15(5) and (6), creating Sec. 30.01(13) and renumbering current Sec. 30.01(13) to Sec. 30.01(14), creating Secs. 31.04(4)(c), 37.12(7) and renumbering current Secs. 37.12(7) and (8) to Secs. 37.12(8) and (9) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow the Director of the Building Inspection Division to assess fees for compliance inspections.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance allows the Director of the Building Inspection Division to assess compliance inspection fees when a person fails or neglects to comply with a lawful order of the Director of the Building Inspection Division issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 7, 10, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 37.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 7.56 entitled “Compliance Inspection Fees” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
“7.56 COMPLIANCE INSPECTION FEES.
(1) Any person who shall fail or neglect to comply with any lawful order of the Director of the Building Inspection Division issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be assessed fifty dollars ($50) per compliance inspection, as defined in Sec. 27.03(2), MGO, that does not result in compliance with the order.
(2) The Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development shall keep an accurate account of all unpaid inspection fees incurred for compliance inspection services rendered and report the same to the City Comptroller, who shall annually prepare a statement of these special charges at each lot or parcel of land and report the same to the City Clerk, and the amount therein charged ...
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