(A) Violation of the city code. Whenever an Enforcement Officer determines that a violation of the city code has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to issue a notice of violation or an administrative citation to any responsible person. A notice of violation or an administrative citation may include one or more city code sections that have been violated and may include violations for multiple days, if applicable.
(B) Non-emergency health or safety violation. Whenever an Enforcement Officer finds that a non-emergency health or safety violation of a non-transitory nature has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall first issue a notice of violation to any responsible person. The notice of violation shall provide a reasonable period of time of at least seven calendar days to correct or otherwise remedy the non-emergency health or safety violation prior to the issuance of an administrative citation. If the non-emergency health and safety violation is not corrected or otherwise remedied within the correction period specified in the notice of violation, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to issue an administrative citation in accordance with division (A) above. An administrative citation in accordance with division (A) above may also be issued without first issuing a written notice of violation if the responsible party has already been verbally warned or has been noticed for the same violation in a previous case. For purposes of this section, a violation is of a "transitory nature" when the violation is of a temporary nature but has the likelihood of recurring, or is a violation that can be moved from place to place.
(C) Information contained in citation. Each administrative citation shall contain the following information:
(1) The date of the violation(s);
(2) The address or a definite description of the location where the violation(s) occurred;
(3) The section(s) of the city code violated and a description of the violation(s);
(4) A description of the action required to correct the violation(s);
(5) The type of penalty and the amount of the fine for the violation(s);
(6) 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;
(7) An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the city code violation(s) described in the administrative citation;
(8) A description of the administrative citation review process, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the place from which an administrative hearing request form may be obtained;
(9) The name and signature of the citing Enforcement Officer;
(10) Any other information deemed necessary for enforcement or collection purposes.
(D) Service of citation. Service of the administrative citation shall be made by:
(1) Personal service on the responsible person by the Enforcement Officer in the same manner as a criminal citation under the city code; or
(2) Certified mail, return receipt requested. When certified mail is used, service shall be complete at the time the citation is deposited into the mail and addressed to the address of the responsible person.
(E) Separate offenses. Each and every day a violation of the city code exists constitutes a separate and distinct offense and shall be subject to a separate administrative fine or penalty.
(`78 Code, § 1.08.130.) (Ord. 2833 § 9, 2006; Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)