(a) Whenever an Enforcement Officer determines that a violation of this Code has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to issue an administrative citation to any person responsible for the violation.
(b) Each administrative citation shall contain the following information:
(1) The date of the violation;
(2) The address or a definite description of the location where the violation occurred;
(3) The section of this Code violated and a description of the violation;
(4) The amount of the fine for the Code violation;
(5) A description of the fine payment process, including a description of the time within which and the place to which the fine shall be paid;
(6) An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the Code violation described in the administrative citation;
(7) A description of the administrative citation review process, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the place from which a request for hearing form to contest the administrative citation may be obtained; and
(8) The name and signature of the citing Enforcement Officer.
(c) When the citation is for a continuing violation such as one pertaining to structural zoning, building, plumbing or similar violations, which do not create immediate danger to health or safety the citation either shall provide (i) for a reasonable period of time to correct or remedy the violation before the citation becomes final, or (ii) shall be given only after a written warning provided within a reasonable time before delivery of the citation. A "reasonable time" shall be at least ten calendar days after the citation is delivered.
(Ord. 111, passed 2-19-2009)