Zoning Ordinance

The City of Athens shall have other remedies and enforcement powers as may be provided by the Tennessee Code Annotated and by the Athens Municipal Code for the violation of this Zoning Code.

6.13. ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.

The following enforcement procedures shall apply for violations of this Zoning Ordinance.

A. Notice of Violation.

The building official shall give notice of the nature of the violation to the property owner(s), other person(s) party to the agreement, and to any applicant for any relevant permit. Notice shall be given in person, by United States Mail, or by posting the notice on the premises. Notices of violation shall state the nature of the violation, the time period for compliance, the corrective steps necessary and the nature of subsequent penalties and enforcement actions should the violation not be corrected.

B. Time Period for Correction of Violations.

Persons receiving notice of violations shall have ten (10) days to correct the violation before further enforcement actions or remedies shall be taken.

C. Emergency Situations.

In cases of emergency, the remedies and enforcement powers available under this Zoning Ordinance may be utilized without prior notice and upon obtaining an Administrative Search Warrant. At the time or when enforcement action is taken, the building official shall give notice of the nature of the violation and enforcement action to the property owner and to any person who is party to the agreement.

6.14. INTERPRETATION.

Those items of Ordinance No. 483 known as "The Municipal Zoning Ordinance of the City of Athens, Tennessee", and all amendments thereto, that are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. That in case of conflict between this ordinance or any part thereof and the whole or part of any existing or future ordinance of the City of Athens, the most restrictive shall, in all cases, apply.

6.15. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This ordinance shall take effect from and after the effective date of its passage and publication as required by law, the public welfare requiring it.

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