(A) In the event the Manager believes an owner has failed to meet the registration, maintenance, security or inspection obligations of this chapter, the Manager shall send notice of that failure to the owner at the address listed on the tax rolls of the county maintained consistent with O.R.S. 311.560 or at such other address as may be known to the Manager. The notice shall set out the nature of the failure(s) to be corrected and shall give the owner not less than 14 working days from the date of the notice to correct them. In the event the owner fails to remedy the deficiencies within the time stated in the notice (or make, in the view of the Manager, adequate arrangements otherwise) the city is hereby authorized to enter the property and cause the failures to be corrected, charging the costs thereof to the property owner and recording those charges as a lien against the property.
(B) In addition to the foregoing, the city may enforce the terms of this chapter as provided in Chapter 37 of this Code (Civil Enforcement) or in state law.
(C) If the Manager believes an owner’s failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter is willful or purposeful, the Manager may seek and obtain an enhanced penalty of up to $1,000 per day in addition to the general penalty provided in § 37.08 of this Code.
(Ord. 2014-10-01, passed 11-11-2014)