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means. The enforcement procedures outlined herein are cumulative to all others and shall not be deemed to be prerequisites to filing suit for the enforcement of any section ofthis Code. Section 14, Additional Enforcement Powers. (A) In addition to the powers and authority given to the Special Masters for the City pursuant to this Ordinance, the City may, in its discretion, exercise any powers given to municipalities or their special masters by Florida Statute, Chapter 162, as amended. (B) Alternatively, the City may choose to enforce compliance for any code violation, depending on issues of health, safety and welfare, through the filing of an injunction in a court of competent jurisdiction. Section 15. Schedule of Civil Penalties. (A) The schedule of civil penalties, as may be amended from time to time, shall be the same as set forth in Section 8CC-1O ofthe Code of Miami-Dade County as if fully set forth herein and is attached for convenient reference. (B) For violations of an section of this Code for which a specific penalty is not prescribed in Section 17 a penalty shall be imposed which shall not be less than $25.00 nor more than $250,00 per day for a first violation and shall not be less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 per day for a repeat violation. For the purposes of continuing violations, each day shall constitute a separate violation. Section 16. R~eal of Conflict Provisions. Except for Section 8CC-10 (Schedule of Civil Penalties) which shall remain in full force and effect, the remainder of Chapter 8CC of the Miami-Dade County Code as made applicable to the City by Article 8, Section 8.3 of the City Charter is hereby repealed. Sectionl7. Rehearings. Upon a filing of a petition for re-hearing by a Violator or by the City, a Special Master may re-hear a case: (1) to take additional testimony or issue a new order. The petition must be filed with the City Clerk and must demonstrate that there is newly discovered evidence which could not have been discovered through the use of due diligence prior to the original hearing and which will probably change the result if a re-hearing is granted, or (2) the Special Master has overlooked or failed to consider something which renders the order issued erroneous. Each petition for re-hearing must be filed within ten (10) days of the filing of the last order issued 098,21 Code Enf, Amendment -12-