COUNCILMAN TIM OCCHIPINTI VIOLATES ZONING LAW – PAYS FINE
Fourth Ward Councilman and Chair of the City Council’s Zoning and Development Subcommittee, Timothy Occhipinti, plead guilty yesterday to violating local zoning laws. Occhipinti failed to remove campaign signs from his headquarters after last year's special election in the Fourth Ward in a timely manner and missed his original court date.
Fourth Ward City Council candidate, Rami Pinchevsky, said "Mr. Occhipinti owes Fourth Ward residents an explanation as to why he refused to take down campaign signs after receiving a warning from the city that he was in violation of the law."
"As head of the Zoning and Development Committee for the City Council, it is inexcusable that Mr Occhipinti would disregard the law in such a manner. His brazen behavior shows an utter disrespect to city residents and the law he has duly sworn to uphold. Mr. Occhipinti should publicly apologize for his behavior," said Rami.
Prior to yesterday’s court date, public records show that Occhipinti received a written notice to remove campaign signs from the windows of his campaign office, following this past November’s election. After his failure to comply with the warning, a citation with a mandatory court appearance was issued to him. Occhipinti failed to appear in court for the first hearing last month, but did appear in court for the rescheduled hearing this week.
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My Comment: Is this Tim Occhipinti thinking he was above the law or just dropping the ball on a mandatory court appearance on the first notice? Why is Tim laughing? Is he that arrogant or just punch drunk stupid? We have perhaps seen this arrogance before in Peter Cammarano who essentially ruined his life for a $25K bribe. I do realize that this is just a minor zoning violation but to me the ticket isn't the issue, it is his attitude of the whole process. Share your thoughts in the comments below..... ◦
