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t citatioris (similar to traffic tickets). The CEB typically imposes fines of $100 per day for unresolved code violations. As an alternative to the CEB hearing process, county code enforcement officers have the power to issue citations for various violations, subject to specific procedures set forth in County' Code Section 103.07 and FS Chapter 162. County Resolution No. 92-59 established a schedule of citation fine amounts for various types of violations, including a $50 fine for vehicle parking and storage violations (per vehicle) and $50 for noise violations. Citation procedures include issuance of a warning for an initial violation with time given for compliance. Most violations (80% to 90%) are resolved at this step in the process, without further code enforcement action. A violation that occurs thereafter may be cited per occurrence. Under the 92-59 citation resolution currently in place, for example, a $50 citation may be issued for each vehicle in violation of a parking regulation after a warning has been issued to the owner of the premises. Citations are typically issued to the landowner, but may also include a tenant, renter, or other'identified violator, depending on the circumstances and evidence. Specific types of violations and associated fine amounts can be added to the County's current citation schedule by adoption of a resolution, as was done in 2013 when fertilizer ordinance violations were added. It should be noted that a citation issued by code enforcement staff can be appealed to either County Court or to the Indian River County Code Enforcement Board. After due process, if the citation fine is upheld and remains unpaid, the fine is recorded in the public records as a lien against any real or personal property owned by the respondent. Fines/Citations for Vacation Rentals Regarding short term vacation rentals, the types of violations anticipated to occur most often that would warrant citations are parking violations, commercial events at residences, and failure to obtain or maintain a county license. County Resolution 92-59, which established fines and notice time frames for various code violations, includes fines for general illegal parking and storage ($50 per vehicle), but does not list a fine for commercial events at residences, for parking violations specific to vacation rentals, or for failure to obtain or maintain a license. For those reasons, the 92-29 citation resolution needs to be revised to list fines for those violations. Moreover, the revisions should distinguish between first time violations and repeat violations, with higher fines for repeat violations to deter recurrence. For vacation rental vehicle parking violations, staffs position and the committee recommendation is that a $50 fine (per vehicle) for first violations and a $100 fine (per vehicle) for repeat violations are appropriate amounts. Regarding commercial events at residences, the fines should be substantially higher so as not to be absorbed as a "cost of doing business." Consistent with allowances under FS Chapter' 162, staff supports and the committee recommends that the County establishment of a fine of $1,000 for first violations and $5,000 for repeat violations of the commercial event at residence restrictions. Last of all, the committee recommends that a deadline of 30 business days (f6 weeks) after notice be established for an unlicensed rental unit. As proposed, if that deadline passes without the unit owner obtaining a county vacation rental license, a $100 per day fine will start and accrue for each day that a violator has failed to obtain a license after the 30 day deadline. M:\AGENDA\Current Year\2016\Consideration of Recommendations from the STVRAC 041216 BCC.docx 5 156