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 Jefferson Parish
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 19. NUISANCES
 Article I. IN GENERAL

  § 19-4. Miscellaneous.  

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  • (a)

    Contractors shall not undertake any residential home improvement construction project without first obtaining permit(s) and/or making filings required for the project or without first ascertaining that the homeowner has obtained the construction permit required for the project, nor shall any such contractor violate the terms or restrictions of any such permit. The violator shall be subject to a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a first or second violation of the terms of this section and a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third or subsequent violation of the terms of this section, and no new permits shall be issued for any home improvement construction project in which the violator would participate until said fines are paid. For a fourth or subsequent violation of the provisions of this section, the violator shall be subject to the revocation or suspension of its residential home improvement contractor license as provided for under section 8-4-114.1.12.5 or a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation. Fines issued under this provision may be added to any other fines which are assessed by parish codes including investigation fees.

    (b)

    Any owner or agent who has complied with the requirement of obtaining a building or repair permit when required by code shall begin work on the project immediately upon obtaining such permit and will, in good faith, continue to work and progress on the property. Any owner or agent who obtains a permit and fails to progress on the project for a period of more than five (5) days shall be in violation of this code and a stop work order may be issued, a revocation of the permit for failure to use the permit as intended and/or be subject to penalties as provided in section 1-10.

    (c)

    Any person found to be in violation of this chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction and cited thereafter for a violation herein shall be deemed a repeat offender and shall be fined a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per each separate violation along with any other fines or fees per section 1-10 and be subject to the parish contractor remediating the violation at the cost of the owner or representative.

    (d)

    Failure to comply with this section shall constitute a nuisance.

(Ord. No. 23373, § 1, 8-20-08)