§ 1.16.040. Authority.

A.

Whenever any provision of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter has been violated, administrative limitation of property use may be enforced to affect abatement

B.

The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to enforce the abatement actions 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 abatement actions 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 abatement actions established in this Chapter may be enforced for separate violations or separate dates of occurrence.

F.

Enforcement of abatement actions established in this Chapter and/or full or partial reimbursement or recovery of administrative expenses shall not excuse the failure to correct violations wholly and excuse the failure to correct violations wholly and permanently nor shall it preclude initiation of additional abatement actions by the City.

G.

Administrative expenses, including attorneys' fees, shall accrue to the account of the responsible department and may be recovered by all appropriate legal means, including but not limited to nuisance abatement lien and special assessment' priority lien of the general tax levy, or civil and small claims action brought by the City, or both.

(Ord. 12623 § 4 (part), 2004: Ord. 12550 § 3 (part), 2003: Ord. 11805 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 1-8.04)