A. The Responsible Person shall pay the fine to the City within thirty days from date of service of the Administrative Citation.
B. The City shall charge a thirty-dollar late payment fee if the Responsible Person does not pay the fine within thirty days from the date of the Administrative Citation.
C. The City shall refund any Administrative Citation fine paid pursuant to Section 1.10.060 in accordance with Section 1.10.090 if the City determines at a hearing that the person charged in the Administrative Citation was not responsible for the violation or that no violation as charged in the Administrative Citation occurred.
D. Payment of a fine shall not excuse the Responsible Person from correcting the code violation. Citation issuance and/or fine payment does not bar the City from taking other enforcement action regarding an uncorrected code violation including. but not limited to. issuing additional Administrative Citations.
E. A Responsible Person issued a second or multiple additional fine(s) for violations of the same ordinance within one year may apply for a Hardship Waiver to reduce the amount of the fine, which the City will grant upon showing the Responsible Person has made a bona fide effort to comply after the first violation and that payment of the full amount of the fine would impose an undue financial burden. Any person wishing to apply for a Hardship Waiver shall complete a Hardship Waiver form and submit it within no more than fifteen calendar days from the date of service of the Administrative Citation with any supporting documents to the Code Enforcement Division of the Community and Economic Development Department. The City will stay payment of any owed fines until issuing a written determination on the application once it receives a completed Hardship Waiver form. The Community and Economic Development Director, or designee, may request additional documentation or information regarding the request prior to issuing a determination. A determination may grant in full, grant in part or deny the application for a Hardship Waiver. Such determination shall be final. The City shall deem failure of any Responsible Person to submit all requested additional documentation and information within the established deadlines a failure to exhaust the Responsible Person administrative remedies regarding any reductions of the fines and the Responsible Person shall pay all owed fines within thirty days of the deadline.
(Ord. 3329 § 1, 2024; Ord. 3273, § 1, 2019)