Upon determination of the Zoning Inspector that a donation box has been placed or is being maintained in violation of this chapter, an order to correct the offending condition shall be issued by Certified and Regular U.S. Mail, to the property owner, tenant, and/or primary contact person designated by the permit holder. The order shall describe the offending condition and actions necessary to correct the condition. Failure to properly correct the offending condition within three (3) days after being provided with notice of the order, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, may result in the filing of charges for violating this chapter. If the offending condition is not corrected within thirty days (30) of the date of the notice or if proper contact information for a primary contact person has not been provided the Municipality may remove the donation box and contents left outside of said box from the premises and treat it as unclaimed property. Any container impounded by the City shall be released to the owner, person or entity benefiting from the container upon securing proper registration, and payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) processing fee and all costs associated with the towing and storage after impoundment. Additionally, the owner, person or entity benefiting from the container may be subject to penalty as described in Section 1315.99. If after forty-five (45) days the container has not been retrieved by the owner, person or entity benefiting from the container, the container shall be sold for scrap and funds from the sales shall be used to pay any and all processing fees and all fees associated with the impoundment and storage. Any remaining monies will be refunded to the owner, person or entity benefiting from the container upon request.
(Ord. 8016-15. Passed 3-23-15.)