[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Glenarden as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-12-1976 as Ch. 10 of the 1976 Code; amended
in its entirety 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. O-4-92]
The Housing and Property Standards Code for
Prince George's County, Maryland, is hereby adopted to be and to continue
in effect throughout the City. It is the intent of the Mayor and Council
that any amendments made to the Housing and Property Standards Code
for Prince George's County, Maryland, shall become effective in the
City on the same day that the amendments become effective elsewhere
in the county.
[Amended 5-12-2008 by Ord. No. O-14-2008]
A.
The provisions
of the Prince George's County Housing and Property Standards Code
shall be enforced in the City by City Code Enforcement Officers and
any duly authorized representative of Prince George's County. Whenever
a Code Enforcement Officer of the City shall determine that a provision
of this chapter has been violated, he shall serve notice of the violation
upon the owner or other responsible party by personally serving the
notice on the owner or the person residing at the property who is
at least 18 years of age or older, or by sending a copy of the notice
by mail to the owner's last known address, or if the notice is returned
as not delivered, by posting a copy in a conspicuous place in or about
the property in violation. If a notice is personally served on a person
residing at the property, a copy of the notice shall be mailed to
the last known address of the owner. The notice shall be in writing,
shall include a description of the property sufficient for identification,
shall specify the violation that exists and the corrective action
required and shall allow a reasonable time not less than 15 days for
compliance.
B.
Failure
to correct the violations within the compliance period shall result
in the issuance of a municipal infraction. The fine for a first violation
is $100, and $100 for each successive violation. Each day that a violation
continues following issuance of a notice of violation shall be deemed
to be a separate infraction.
C.
A lien upon
the property shall exist for all monies expended by the City to abate
any violation. Notice of the amount of such lien shall be forwarded
to the Prince George's County Director of Finance for collection in
the same manner as other City and county taxes.
