A. Except as otherwise provided, all fees, charges and penalties required to be paid pursuant to this Chapter, whether established in this Chapter or by other ordinance or resolution, are due and payable upon receipt of notice thereof. All such amounts are delinquent if unpaid forty-five (45) days after date of invoice.
B. Any charge that becomes delinquent shall have added to it a penalty in accordance with the following:
1. Forty-six (46) days after date of invoice, a basic penalty of ten percent (10%) of the base invoice amount, not to exceed a maximum of $1,000.00; and
2. A penalty of one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month of the base invoice amount and basic penalty shall accrue from and after the forty-sixth (46th) day after date of invoice.
C. Any invoice outstanding and unpaid after ninety (90) days shall be cause for immediate initiation of permit revocation proceedings or immediate suspension of the permit.
D. Penalties charged under this Section shall not accrue to those invoices successfully appealed, provided the City receives written notification of said appeal prior to the payment due date.
E. Payment of disputed charges is still required by the due date during City review of any appeal submitted by permittees.
F. Collection of delinquent accounts shall be in accordance with the City's policy resolution establishing procedures for collection of delinquent obligations owed to the City, as amended from time to time by the City Council. Any such action for collection may include an application for an injunction to prevent repeated and recurring violations of this Chapter.
(Ord. 3051 § 1 (part), 2004).