Civil penalty; effect of appeal.
Columbus City Codes § 4701.995
in effect4701.995 - Civil penalty; effect of appeal.
A. In addition to any other remedy or penalty provided in this Nuisance Abatement Code or the Ohio Revised Code, an owner who fails to comply with a notice of violation issued pursuant to sections 4701.09, 4701.11 or 4709.05 by the date specified in the notice may incur a civil penalty of $1,000.00 for each calendar day thereafter that the owner fails to comply with the order to abate the public nuisance as required in the notice of violation. The director shall provide notice to the owner prior to the assessment of a civil penalty as provided herein. Such notice shall state the date on which the assessment of a civil penalty will commence and shall be served on the owner as provided in section 4709.90(B). The director must document non-compliance with the notice of violation and abatement order for each day for which a civil penalty is to be assessed against the owner under this section. The director shall also document that prior to the issuance of the notice of civil penalty the director has personally conferred or attempted to confer with the owner in an effort to establish a reasonable period of time for the owner to comply and abate the hazard and the owner either did not comply or refused to meet or was unavailable.
B. In addition to any other remedy available by law, the director may file a civil action in the environmental division of the Franklin County Municipal Court seeking a court order to recover any accumulated civil penalties.
C. Upon the owner appealing a notice of violation to the property maintenance appeals board pursuant to section 4701.13, any enforcement action seeking compliance with the ordered abatement, including the collection of civil penalties pursuant to this section, shall be stayed until the property maintenance appeals board issues its decision on the appeal. Civil penalties incurred pursuant to this section shall continue to be assessed during the pendency of any appeal to the property maintenance appeals board and any subsequent court appeals, and shall be subject to collection upon a final judgment on the appeal.
(Ord. No. 1547-2019, § 2, 7-1-2019; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT47NUABCO_CH4701ADEN_4701.995CIPEEFAPFetched: 10/27/2026