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SUI NG T HE CODE E NF ORCE ME NT SCOF F L AW T he Sto ry o f the L awnmo we r Man NOT I CE OF VI OL AT I ON Atta c h the o rdina nc e s Spe ll o ut the wa y tha t the o rdina nc e is vio la te d NOT I CE OF

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SUI NG T HE CODE E NF ORCE ME NT SCOF F L AW

T he Sto ry o f the L awnmo we r Man

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NOT I CE OF VI OL AT I ON

  • Atta c h the o rdina nc e s
  • Spe ll o ut the wa y tha t the o rdina nc e

is vio la te d

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NOT I CE OF VI OL AT I ON

  • Cha pte r 54 c ivil pe na lty re q uire s

prio r no tic e

  • E

ffe c tive jury a rg ume nt re q uire s the sa me thing

  • A c ha nc e to c o mply
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T HE L AWSUI T – ST AT UT E S

  • Cha pte r 54
  • 12 c a te g o rie s o f o rdina nc e s
  • Building c o de s
  • F

ire Sa fe ty

  • Zo ning
  • Sub divisio n re g ula tio ns
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T HE L AWSUI T – ST AT UT E S

  • Cha pte r 54
  • 12 c a te g o rie s o f o rdina nc e s
  • SOB re g ula tio ns
  • Cla ss C misde me a no rs
  • Dila pida te d struc ture s
  • I

nse c t a nd ro de nt ha rb o ra g e

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T HE L AWSUI T – ST AT UT E S

  • Cha pte r 54
  • 12 c a te g o rie s o f o rdina nc e s
  • Po llutio n into se we r syste ms
  • F

lo o dpla in re g ula tio ns

  • Anima l c o ntro l
  • Wa te r c o nse rva tio n
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T HE L AWSUI T – ST AT UT E S

  • Cha pte r 211
  • Zo ning sta tute o r re g ula tio ns a do pte d

unde r sta tute

  • Histo ric Pre se rva tio n
  • F

e nc e s

  • Outdo o r sto ra g e
  • Se tb a c ks
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T HE L AWSUI T – RE ME DI E S

  • Cha pte r 54
  • Civil Pe na ltie s ($1,000 pe r da y)
  • I

njunc tive Re lie f (ha rm to he a lth o r the pro pe rty o f a no the r)

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T HE L AWSUI T – RE ME DI E S

  • Cha pte r 211
  • Civil Pe na ltie s (if in o rdina nc e )
  • I

njunc tive Re lie f (no disc re tio n? )

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SE T T L E ME NT

  • K

e y q ue stio n – ho w c a n yo u c o mpro mise to a llo w vio la tio ns to c o ntinue ?

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SE T T L E ME NT

  • Are a s o f c o mpro mise :
  • Amo unt o f pe na lty
  • Spe c ific re q uire me nts to c o mply
  • E

nfo rc e me nt re a litie s

  • T

ime to c o mply

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DI SCOVE RY

  • De po sitio n
  • I

nte rro g a to rie s

  • Re q ue st fo r Pro duc tio n
  • Do c ume nta tio n o f b usine ss o pe ra tio ns
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DI SCOVE RY

  • I

nspe c tio n

  • Rule 196.7
  • A pic ture is wo rth a tho usa nd wo rds
  • A vide o ma y b e wo rth a millio n
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I NT E RI M RE L I E F

  • T

e mpo ra ry I njunc tio n

  • Sto p a vio la tio n fro m o c c urring
  • I

nte rrupt a vio la tive pro c e ss

  • Pe rma ne ntly a b a te a vio la tio n
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I NT E RI M RE L I E F

  • T

e mpo ra ry I njunc tio n

  • Quic k tria l a s so lutio n
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T RI AL

  • Pub lic ity
  • Sympa thy
  • I

mpro pe r de fe nse s

  • L

a c he s

  • Wa ive r
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JUDGME NT

  • Civil Pe na ltie s
  • Pe rma ne nt I

njunc tio n

  • Spe c ific e no ug h to c le a rly fo llo w
  • Spe c ific e no ug h to c le a rly e nfo rc e
  • Ge ne ra l e no ug h to pre ve nt e va sio n
  • E

ntry o nto la nd

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E NF ORCE ME NT

  • An injunc tio n a in’ t no thin’ b ut a pie c e
  • f pa pe r
  • Ma ximum pe na ltie s
  • $500 fine
  • 6 mo nths in ja il
  • Ja il – ma ke s it a c rimina l c a se
  • Co e rc ive c o nte mpt is c ivil
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