A. The citation and order shall contain:
1. The street address and such other description as is required to identify the premises;
2. A statement specifying with particularity the behaviors which constitute the nuisance, including, when applicable, addresses and unit numbers of the person or persons allegedly causing the nuisance, and reasonable actions which the director orders the record owner to take to abate the nuisance;
3. A statement advising the owner to abate the nuisance within thirty (30) calendar days of mailing of the citation and order, or such longer time as the director may order. An extension of time to abate the nuisance shall be granted if the owner is making good faith efforts to abate the nuisance and those efforts are delayed due to judicial proceedings relating to the property;
4. A statement advising the owner that he or she has the right to request a hearing to contest the citation and order;
5. A statement advising the owner that an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall be imposed upon the owner and made a lien on the property involved if the nuisance is not abated as required by the citation and order and no written request for hearing is filed within thirty (30) days of receipt of the citation notice;
6. A statement advising the owner that an owner may not retaliate against any tenant because the city has instituted proceedings under this chapter;
7. A statement that in responding to the citation and order, the owner should comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations relating to evictions and prohibitions against discrimination;
8. If the director determines that mediation might facilitate abatement of the nuisance, a statement that the owner may participate in a mediation program designed to foster cooperation between property owners, and other interested persons, including the city.
B. The citation and order shall be served in the manner prescribed by Section 8.08.140(B) and (C) of this chapter.
C. A fee shall be imposed on the owner of any property for which a citation and order is issued pursuant to this section. The fee shall be calculated to recover the total city cost of inspections and enforcement and shall be set by resolution of the city council. An additional fee, which shall be set by resolution of the city council, shall be imposed on the owner of the property at the conclusion of any matter in which a citation and order has been issued. This termination fee shall be calculated to recover the cost of closing the file, removing or placing liens, and other associated administrative costs. The fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be due and owing regardless of whether the public nuisance is eliminated in response to the citation and order. No fees shall be due and owing if an appeal is filed and the appeal is sustained. All fees shall be a personal obligation of the owner and a lien upon the property and are due and payable within thirty (30) days of issuance of the citation and order or closing of the file respectively, provided that if an appeal is filed, the fees shall be due and payable upon a final decision on the appeal. Any fee not paid within that time shall be collected pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 8.96 of this code.
D. The citation and order shall state that a written abatement plan executed by the owner and director, with or without mediation, shall be deemed to be a final order of the hearing officer.
E. If an owner elects to participate in mediation, the time within which a request for hearing may be filed shall be extended by thirty (30) days. The owner shall appear personally at the mediation as set forth in the mediation procedures adopted by the director. (Prior code § 61.16.1610)