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Section. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include future, words in the plural number include the singular number and vice versa. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. (A) "Code" means collectively the City of Sunny Isles Beach Code of Ordinances and applicable sections of the Code of Miami-Dade County as made applicable to the City pursuant to Article 8, Section 8.3 of the City Charter, or such other land development regulations or ordinances as may be adopted by the City hereafter. (B) "Code Enforcement Officer" means any authorized agent or employee of the City whose duty it is to assure compliance with the Code. The term officer or inspector shall be interchangeable and shall have identical meaning. (C) "Compliance" means the correction of the violation in accordance with the applicable code( s) including the payment of any outstanding civil penalties. liens. or any other ~ecial assessment liens and lor costs or fees due to the City for enforcement of the suiject ordinance(s) violated. (0) "Continuing Violation" means a violation which remains uncorrected beyond the time period for correction contained in either the civil violation notice or the final order of the Special Master, whichever is applicable. (E) "Department" means the Code Enforcement and Licensing Department. (F) "Director" means the Director of the Cod~ Enforcement and Licensing Department. ~G) "Manager" means the City Manager or his desigBee. (H) "Notice of Violation" means a civil violation notice issued to a Violator in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. (I) "Person" means any individual, partnership, limited partnership, trust, corporation, association or other entity. (1) "Recurring Violation' means a violation for which a Warning Notice of Violation was previously issued and correction was made then the same violation involving the same violator, object or action violating the same Ordinance or Code Section, recurs or is recommitted within a (12) month period. (K) "Repeat Violation" means a violation of a provision of the Code by a person whom the Special Master has previously found to have violated the same provision of the Code. A Repeat Violation can occur only after correction of the previous violation has been made. (L) "Special Master" means a person appointed pursuant to Section 3 of this Ordinance. 02001- _ Reestablishing Code EnfOrcement Procedures 2