(A) The City Council finds that the enforcement of the Municipal Code and applicable state codes throughout the city is an important public service. Code enforcement is vital to protection of the public's health, safety and quality of life. The Council recognizes that enforcement depends upon clear and precise regulations that can be effectively applied in administrative enforcement hearings and judicial proceedings. The Council further finds that a comprehensive code enforcement system that uses a combination of judicial and administrative remedies is critical to gain code compliance. Judicial remedies are traditional remedies to enforce laws by filing criminal and civil actions in a court of law. Administrative remedies are designed to provide fair and efficient methods of enforcing the provisions of the Municipal Code without the required expense and consumption of time that judicial actions may require. Failure to comply with an administrative code enforcement action may require the City Attorney to file a judicial action to compel compliance.
(Ord. 1809, passed 2-21-24)