A. The City Council hereby finds there is a need for an alternative method of enforcement for violations of the Culver City Municipal Code.
B. The City Council further finds that an appropriate method of enforcement for such violations is through the imposition of an administrative fine, as authorized by Cal. Gov’t Code § 53069.4.
C. The procedures established in this Chapter shall be in addition to criminal, civil or any other legal remedies established by law, which may be pursued to address violations of the municipal code.
D. The City Council hereby finds and determines that enforcement of the municipal code is a matter of local concern and serves an important public purpose. Consistent with its powers as a charter city, the City adopts this Subchapter in order to achieve the following goals:
1. To protect the public health safety and welfare of the citizens of the City;
2. To gain compliance with the municipal code in a timely and efficient manner;
3. To provide for an administrative process to appeal the imposition of an administrative fine;
4. To provide a method to hold parties responsible when they fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of the municipal code;
5. To minimize the expense and delay where the sole remedy is to pursue responsible parties in the civil or criminal justice system.
E. The imposition of an administrative fine shall be at the City's sole discretion, and is one option the City has to address violations of the municipal code.
F. By adopting this Subchapter, the City does not intend to limit its discretion to utilize any other remedy, civil or criminal, for such violations that the City may select in a particular case.
(Ord. No. 2008-002 § 7 (part))