(A) The director is authorized to impose administrative penalties, as defined by the city code, upon persons who commit any of the following violations:
(1) Failure to obtain any permit required by this chapter;
(2) Failure to provide required notification of emergency trenching or excavations;
(3) Failure to provide required traffic control devices;
(4) Failure to restore as required or replace damaged city property within required time limits;
(5) Failure to provide required notification;
(6) Failure to complete work and/or work not in compliance with city policy;
(7) Failure to comply with orders issued by the director or the director's designee;
(8) Failure to complete work within the time provided in the permit, or within a time extension of the permit granted by the director or the director's designee;
(9) Failure to provide accurate, truthful or complete information in making application for a permit;
(10) Failure to notify of lane and road closures and openings thereof; or
(11) Failure to notify of closures, detours and re-openings for sidewalks and recreational trails.
(B) A notice of violation, with the applicable administrative penalty for such violation noted thereon, shall be issued by the director to the violator. Penalties must be paid in full within 30 days of the issuance of the notice.
(C) If the person against whom the administrative penalties are assessed fails to correct the violation and pay the scheduled administrative penalty, or the Engineering Department determines that immediate enforcement action by misdemeanor or municipal infraction prosecution is necessary to achieve compliance with the requirements, the director may institute misdemeanor or municipal infraction proceedings. The director shall maintain a record of all violations, administrative penalties charged or other enforcement actions taken and shall make available such performance record when refusal to issue a permit is being contemplated. The applicant shall be liable for any and all costs incurred by the city because of such violations.
(Ord. 2720, passed 2-28-2023)