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(a) If an administrative citation is appealed by the responsible person and an administrative hearing is held as provided in this chapter, the administrative hearing officer shall issue a written decision entitled "administrative order" no later than thirty days after the date on which the administrative hearing concludes. The administrative hearing officer shall make findings within the administrative order regarding the existence of the violation(s) specified in the compliance order, and regarding whether the responsible person took the required corrective action within the time period set forth in the compliance order. If the administrative hearing officer concludes that the violation continues to exist, the administrative order shall set forth a schedule for correction. If the administrative hearing officer determines that the violation(s) set forth in the compliance order did not exist, or that the violation(s) was (were) timely corrected, all proceedings regarding the violation(s) shall immediately cease and the administrative citations shall be canceled. If the administrative hearing officer cancels the administrative citation, any fine deposited with the city shall be promptly refunded. The administrative order shall be served upon the responsible person by registered mail. Service shall be deemed effective on the date of mailing.
(b) The administrative order shall impose administrative fines and costs as provided in this chapter.
(c) The administrative order shall become final on the date of service, and shall notify the responsible person of the right to appeal as provided in this chapter. The administrative order shall set a deadline for compliance with its terms in the event that the responsible person fails to file an appeal. (Ord. 629, §2, 2009).
The administrative hearing officer shall assess against the responsible person administrative costs for any violation found to exist, or for any violation which was not timely corrected. The administrative costs include any and all costs incurred by the city in connection with prosecuting the violation, including but not limited to costs of investigation, staffing costs in preparation for the administrative hearing and for the hearing itself, attorneys' fees and costs and costs for all inspections necessary to enforce the compliance order and the administrative order. The administrative order shall specify the date by which the costs must be paid to the city. (Ord. 629, § 2, 2009).
(a) If The responsible person fails to satisfy in full the assessed administrative fines and costs by the time specified in the administrative order, and no timely appeal of the administrative order has been filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, the city may recover the outstanding fines and costs by imposing a lien against the real property on which the violation occurred.
(b) Prior to recording the lien with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office, the city council shall conduct a hearing to hear any protest or objection to the lien. The citing official shall serve notice of the hearing upon the owner of record of the real property, based on the last equalized assessment roll or the supplemental roll, whichever is more current. The notice of hearing shall include the time, date, and place of the hearing, and shall be served upon the owner of record by certified mail return receipt and by first class mail at least ten days before the date of the hearing. If the owner of record, after diligent search, cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of ten days and by publication of the notice at least ten days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in Los Angeles County and distributed within the city.
(c) If the city council determines that the lien should be imposed, then the citing official shall prepare and file with the city clerk a report stating the amount due and owing.
(d) After the report is filed with the city clerk, the citing official may cause the lien to be recorded with the county recorder. Once recorded, the lien shall have the force and effect and priority of a judgment lien.
(e) The remedies set forth in this section are not exclusive and may be used in addition to those set forth elsewhere in this code or in state law. The city may collect any past-due fines and costs by use of any available legal means. (Ord. 629, § 2, 2009).