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Duval staff propose rewrite of hearing-examiner and code-enforcement rules to streamline complaints
Summary
City staff recommended repealing and replacing the hearing‑examiner and code‑enforcement chapters to create a hybrid system that distinguishes administrative violations from civil infractions, publish a public flowchart, and add an online complaint form. Staff seek feedback through March 31 and aim for April adoption steps.
Larissa Grindell, deputy director of public works and the city engineer, on March 17 presented a proposed repeal-and-replace of Duval’s hearing‑examiner and code‑enforcement chapters to make enforcement procedures clearer and more user friendly.
"We moved the key changes to our hearing examiner section and our code‑enforcement chapter to completely repeal and replace them — it’s a cleaner way to do this code that is pretty old," Larissa said, describing a hybrid system in which administrative violations are handled first and infraction filings (municipal court) are secondary. She said the update will align internal procedures…
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