§ 8-1. Lake County Code Enforcement Special Master.

(a)

The board of county commissioners shall appoint one (1) or more persons to act in the capacity of a special master to hear cases involving violations of the Lake County Code and Land Development Regulations.

(b)

In order to serve as a code enforcement special master, a person must be either a lawyer in good standing with the Florida Bar or a Florida Supreme Court certified mediator.

(c)

The county shall include within the statement of violation and notice of hearing the name of the code enforcement special master assigned to hear the case. The respondent shall notify the county no later than ten (10) calendar days before the date of the hearing that the respondent objects to the special master. If the respondent objects, the county and the respondent shall mutually agree on an impartial third party who meets all the requirements of subsection (b) above to serve as the code enforcement special master. If the parties cannot agree on an impartial third party, an administrative law judge from the department of administrative hearings shall be brought in to hear the case.

(Ord. No. 2004-15, § 2, 3-16-04)