§ 7-230. Commencement of action.

(a)

The department of development services is assigned the primary responsibility of enforcing this chapter and is granted the authority expressly and impliedly needed and necessary for enforcement.

(b)

Nothing in this section shall preclude employees of the department of development services from seeking voluntary compliance with the provisions of this chapter or from enforcing this chapter, proactively or reactively, through warnings, citations, or other such devices designed to achieve compliance in the most efficient and effective manner under the circumstances.

(c)

The department of development services is authorized to recommend reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article which shall be approved by resolution of the city council.

(d)

Once a violation has been identified by inspection, Chapter 28 Article I Comprehensive Ordinance Enforcement Code prescribes the enforcement actions to be taken by the City of Tupelo.

(e)

Re-inspection fees will be as follows:

1 ^st re-inspection ..... $50.00

2 ^nd re-inspection ..... $100.00

3 ^rd re-inspection ..... $200.00

4 ^th re-inspection without compliance ..... $400.00 fee

and citation to court requesting revocation of the certificate of occupancy for each unit and imposition of a five-hundred dollar ($500.00) penalty.

(Ord. of 11-1-11(2), § 1; Ord. of 9-19-2017(1) )