(A) The fine imposed pursuant to this chapter for violations of this code shall be in the amount set forth in the Administrative Citation Bail Schedule established by resolution of the City Council. For any violation of this code for which no specific fine is established in this code or by the City Council, the maximum fine for any violation that is punishable as an infraction shall be $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second offense within 12 months, and $500 for each subsequent offense within 12 months. The maximum fine for any violation that is punishable as a misdemeanor shall be $1,000 for each offense.
(B) Because a new and separate offense occurs under § 10.99 each day during which a violation of any provision of this code is committed, continued or permitted, the enforcement official may further assess a fine in accordance with the Bail Schedule for each day from the date for compliance specified in the compliance order until the date the violation is fully corrected as determined by the enforcement official.
(C) The city will incur administrative expenses associated with the issuance, enforcement, processing, and collection of administrative citations, that cannot be tracked on an individual basis, but are properly recovered from the responsible parties. Accordingly, the city may adopt an “administrative fee” to recover such costs. The administrative fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council and based upon an independent third party cost analysis. The administrative fee shall be assessed on each administrative citation and collected in the same manner and at the same time as the adminsitrative fine; however, the administrative fee shall be assessed only once per administrative citation.
(D) Any person who fails to pay to the city on or before the due date any administrative fine imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for the payment of late payment charges. The late payment charge shall be in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.
(E) Administrative fines, fees and charges assessed in conjunction with an administrative citation and/or compliance order are a debt owed to the city. The amounts of fines, fees, and charges shall be recoverable from the responsible parties in addition to any other costs, expenses, and fees attributable to the code enforcement and nuisance abatement action regarding the violations as established by this code.
(Ord. 1679, passed 9-16-14)