In arriving at realistic penalties for violations of provisions contained in this chapter, the primary objective has been to establish them as part of the simplest possible enforcement system. The system has these features:
(A) A mail-in ticket which:
(1) Identifies the violator.
(2) Lists and identifies violations of the provisions by section numbers.
(3) States the prescribed fine beside each violation listed.
(4) Provides simple instructions on where the ticket is to be mailed with a check or money order in the amount of the stipulated fine.
(5) States a simple procedure to follow if the violator elects to appear in court to plead his case rather than mail in the fine.
(B) Use of the above ticket by all departments and agency personnel authorized to enforce sections of this chapter.
(C) Use for particularly flagrant violations (dumpouts, garbage spreading from badly-overloaded solid waste containers, debris-strewn property, and the like) This would be in the form of a direct summons to court, with penalty range substantially above those on the mail-in ticket.
(Ord. 80-06, passed 4-1-80)