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Mr. Marcus J. Ezelle Wauchula City Attorney Post Office Drawer 1308 Wauchula, Florida 33873-1308

Dear Mr. Ezelle:

You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question:

Does the Wauchula City Council have the authority to enact an ordinance establishing itself as the code enforcement authority for enforcing city codes with the power to require code compliance, impose fines and other non-criminal penalties and sanctions, impose liens on real property, and to exercise any other authority granted to code enforcement boards pursuant to Chapter 162, Florida Statutes?

In sum:

The members…