(A) A responsible person to whom an administrative citation is issued shall be liable for, and shall pay to the city, the fine specified in the administrative citation. Fines are due on the day specified in the administrative citation, unless payment is stayed pursuant to the provisions of division (D) of this section.
(B) Payment shall be made:
(1) By mailing the envelope included with the administrative citation with first-class postage thereon and enclosing the fine amount paid by check or money order, or
(2) By cash, check or money order payment in person at City Hall.
(C) Payment of a fine or penalty pursuant to this chapter shall not excuse or discharge any continued or repeated code violation, nor affect the city's right to enforce any provision of a code or ordinance by any other means, including but not limited to, nuisance abatement proceedings.
(D) Pending a hearing by the hearing officer, payment of a fine may be stayed if a request by the responsible person for a waiver of the fine deposit, accompanied by a sworn affidavit that such responsible person is unable to deposit the fine required by the administrative citation, is filed with the city not less than five business days prior to the time the fine is due. The burden of proof of such inability to post the fine shall be on the responsible person. The Finance Director may stay the payment of the fine if, in his or her sole determination, such burden of proof has been met. The decision to stay payment of the fine is not appealable.
(Ord. 1282, passed 3-1-06)