ORDINANCE Proposed Amendment 4/22/2016
(Proposed Amendment 3/7/2016 incorporated)
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C. Second and subsequent offenses are offenses that occur within twelve months of the first
offense.
§ 74-5. Penalty.
Whenever any person fails to pay any penalty imposed pursuant to a citation issued under the
authority granted by this chapter, § 1-12, or § 1-13, such person shall be guilty of a violation and
shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed the maximum allowed by RSA 47:17
or other applicable law for each offense. Each citation penalty, which is not paid, shall constitute
a separate offense. If the administrative enforcement system established in the Code is
unsuccessful at resolving alleged violations, a summons may be issued as otherwise provided by
law, including use of the procedure for plea by mail set forth in RSA 31:39-d.”
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
It is further ordained that the Nashua Revised Ordinances as amended, is hereby further
amended as follows:
1. In Part II “General Legislation”, Chapter 182 “Housing Standards”, Article IV
“Enforcement”, “Section 24 “Warnings and citations,” by deleting the struck-through
language as follows:
A. Generally. The head of the Code Enforcement Department and his designee may
issue warnings or citations to any person, natural or otherwise, including but not
limited to any owner, landlord, agent, tenant, lessee or sublessee, who shall violate a
provision of this chapter or permit, allow or suffer any violation of this chapter, or
who fails to comply with an order or orders issued in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter. Such warnings or citations may be employed as either substitution for
or preliminary to and without limitation to other remedies available to the City. Such
warnings and citations shall be in accordance with the procedures established by the
head of the Code Enforcement Department.
B. Action on warnings. Warnings shall be written upon standard forms authorized by the
head of the Code Enforcement Department. Warnings shall specify the reason for the
warning and shall direct abatement of such condition which caused the issuance of
such warnings within a reasonable and certain period of time. Where warnings elicit
compliance as directed, the Code Official may cause such warnings to be filed
without further action.
C. Action on citations. Citations shall be written upon standard forms authorized by the
head of the Code Enforcement Department. Citations shall specify the reason for the
citation and shall direct abatement of such conditions which cause the issuance of
such citations within a reasonable and certain period of time. Where citations elicit
compliance as directed, the Code Official may cause such citations to be filed without
further action after applicable fees, as provided by this chapter, have been paid.
