(Amended by Ord. No. 173,901, Eff. 5/31/01.)
(a) Monetary penalties may be levied against an individual permit holder in lieu of or in addition to suspension, revocation or cancellation of permits as described in Sec. 71.09. Monetary penalties may be levied on a per violation or a per day basis and may escalate on a first, second, or third violation basis. Violations which endanger the public health, welfare, and/or safety shall receive the maximum penalties.
(b) The Board shall adopt by resolution a schedule of monetary penalties for specific violations. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,715, Eff. 9/4/06.)
(c) The monetary penalties established by the Board in (b) above may be assessed and collected by the General Manager of the Department or authorized representative.
(d) The Board may adopt a hearing examiner procedure in accordance with Div. 19, Ch. 3, Art. 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
(e) Payment of a monetary penalty or the serving of a suspension shall constitute a waiver of the right to further appeal of any monetary penalty or suspension to the Board.
(f) The provisions of Section 71.02.2 (f) are applicable herein.
(g) The total monetary penalty payment is due by the date established by the Board or 30 days after the end of the month in which payment has accrued, whichever comes first. The payment is delinquent if not paid on or before the due date.
(h) A penalty of 10% or as otherwise established by the Board of the amount of the payment shall be assessed on any payment which has become delinquent. Failure to pay any delinquent payment on or before the last day of the fourth month following the date on which the payment first became delinquent will result in the assessment of a second penalty of 10% of the amount of the payment in addition to the amount of the payment and the 10% penalty first imposed.
(i) In addition to the penalties imposed above, failure to pay any payment required by ordinance and by the franchise or operating permit will result in the assessment of interest charges at the rate of 1-1/2% per month, or fraction thereof, on the amount of the payment, exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the payment first became delinquent until it is paid.