§ 1.12.040. Authority.

A.

Whenever any provision of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter has been violated, administrative citations may be assessed to affect abatement

B.

The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to assess citations administratively, In accordance with the procedures established in this Chapter.

C.

The responsible person(s) creating, committing, condoning, or maintaining a violation of any provision of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter shall be subject to administrative citations as established in this Chapter.

D.

Each and every day a violation of any provision of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter exists shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

E.

Separate administrative citations may be issued for separate violations or separate dates of occurrence.

F.

Full or partial reimbursement or recovery of administrative citations and administrative expenses shall not excuse the failure to correct violations wholly and permanently nor shall it preclude the assessment of additional administrative citations or other abatament actions by the City.

G.

Administrative citations and related administrative expenses, inciuding attorneys' fees, shall accrue to the account of the responsible department and may be recovered by all appropriate legal means, inciuding but not limited to nuisance abatement lien and special assessmentlpdodty lien of the general tax levy, or civil and small ciaims action brought by the City, or both

(Ord. 12623 § 3, 2004: Ord. 12550 § 2 (part), 2003: Ord. 11805 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 1-7.04)