[Adopted as Art. I, §§ 1.05 and 1.06, of the
Code of Ordinances]
[Amended 2-16-2016 by Ord. No. 013]
The City has adopted the provisions of MGL c. 40 § 22F,
pursuant to City Council Order 2004-193, permitting that any municipal
board or officer empowered to issue a license, permit, certificate,
or to render a service or perform work for a person or class of persons,
may, from time to time, fix reasonable fees for all such licenses,
permits, or certificates issued pursuant to statutes or regulations
wherein the entire proceeds of the fee remain with such issuing city
or town, and may fix reasonable charges to be paid for any services
rendered or work performed by the city or town or any department.
Such fees shall be subject to the approval of the City Council.
A.
Any
ordinance of the City of Beverly or any rule or regulation of its
officers, boards or departments, the violation of which is subject
to a specific penalty, may, in the discretion of the City official
who is the appropriate enforcing person, be enforced by the method
provided in MGL c. 40, § 21D. The noncriminal fine for each
such violation, if not otherwise specified, shall be $25.
B.
"Enforcing
person," as used in this section, shall mean any City police officer
of the City of Beverly, with respect to any offense, and the Director
of Municipal Inspections and his designees, duly authorized designees
of the Conservation Commission, duly authorized designees of the Board
of Health, the Director of Engineering, Commissioner of Public Services,
Public Works, or his designees, the Animal Inspector, and such other
officials as the Mayor may from time to time designate, each with
respect to violation of ordinances and rules and regulations within
their respective jurisdictions. If more than one official has jurisdiction
in a given case, any such official may be an enforcing person with
respect thereto. Police officers shall in all cases be considered
enforcing persons for the purpose of this section.
C.
Unless
otherwise provided, each day a violation continues shall constitute
a separate and repeat violation.
