(A) Declaration of purpose.
(1) The City Council finds that there is a need to recover costs incurred by enforcement officials and other city personnel who spend considerable time inspecting and reinspecting properties throughout the city in an effort to ensure compliance with this code or applicable state codes.
(2) The City Council further finds that the assessment of costs is an appropriate method to recover expenses incurred for actual costs of abating violations, reinspection fees, filing fees, attorney fees, Hearing Officer fees, title search and any additional actual costs incurred by the city for each individual case.
(3) The assessment and collection of costs shall not preclude the imposition of any administrative or judicial civil penalties or fines for violations of this code or applicable state codes.
(B) Authority. Whenever actual costs are incurred by the city on a property to obtain compliance with provisions of this code and applicable state codes, the enforcement official may assess costs against the responsible person. Once a notice of violation has been issued, the property will be inspected one time. Any additional inspections shall be subject to reinspection fees pursuant to the city fee schedule.
(C) Notification of assessment of reinspection fees.
(1) Notification of reinspection fees shall be provided on the notice of violation served to the responsible person.
(2) Reinspection fees assessed or collected pursuant to this division (C) shall not be included in any other costs assessed.
(3) The failure of any responsible person to receive notice of the reinspection fees shall not affect the validity of any other fees imposed under this chapter.
(D) Failure to timely pay costs. The failure of any person to pay assessed costs by the deadline specified in the invoice shall result in a late fee pursuant to city policy.
(Prior Code, § 1-4A-3-4)