Chapter 16.04
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
16.04.010 Definitions.
“Abate” means to take whatever steps are necessary to return a property to the condition in which it existed before a code violation occurred or to assure that the property complies with applicable code requirements. Abatement may include, but is not limited to, rehabilitation, demolition, removal, replacement or repair.
“Act” means doing or performing something.
“Administrator” means the duly appointed director of the Chelan County department of community development or his/her designee, the sheriff, or his or her designee. Synonymous with “administrative official” or “director.”
“After-the-fact permit application” means a permit application for work/development commenced prior to authorization by the department, whether or not the development is the subject of a code violation investigation.
“Citation” means a written order issued by the administrator giving notice and imposing a fine for failure to abate a civil code violation(s).
“Civil code violation” means any act or omission contrary to any ordinance, resolution or regulation regulated by this title or an act or omission contrary to the conditions of any permit, notice and order, or stop work order issued pursuant to any such ordinance, regulation or resolution regulated by this title. Such act or omission shall constitute a separate civil code violation for each and every day or portion thereof, during which a violation is present, continued, or committed.
“County” means Chelan County.
“Department” means the Chelan County department of community development.
“Emergency” means a situation which the administrator, fire marshal, building official, or other authorized official determines requires immediate action to prevent or eliminate a threat to the health or safety of persons, property or the environment.
“Hearing examiner” means the Chelan County hearing examiner or hearing examiner pro tempore.
“Notice and order” means a written notice from the administrator or his or her designee declaring that a code violation(s) has occurred which specifies the action required to abate the violation and the civil fine for failure to comply with the notice and order.
“Omission” means a failure to act.
“Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or any entity, public or private.
“Repeat violation” means any civil code violation of the same ordinance, resolution or regulation in any location by the same person for which voluntary compliance has been sought or a notice and order, stop work order or citation has been issued; or a violation of a condition stated on a permit. (Res. 2020-137 Att. A, 12/8/20; Res. 2003-67 (part), 5/20/03).