In addition to any citation authority conferred by applicable law, any employee or officer of the Public Services Department designated by the Director of Public Services, the Fire Department or the Police Department shall have the power and authority to issue an administrative citation in accordance with Chapter 1.17 of the code if he or she determines that a violation of this chapter has occurred. Such employee or officer shall have the authority to determine whether the violation shall be punishable as an infraction, a misdemeanor, or as an administrative citation. Violations of § 12.32.050(E)(2) shall be punishable as an administrative citation subject to the following maximum fines: $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second violation, and $500 for a third and any subsequent violation.
(Ord. 2010-17 § 1, 2010; Ord. 2016-09 § 3, 2016)