A. Any Responsible Party who violates any provision of the Municipal Code may be subject to the assessment of Administrative Civil Penalties payable to the City of San Bernardino, or its authorized vendor for receipt of payment, pursuant to the administrative procedures provided in this Chapter.
B. The assessment of Administrative Civil Penalties established in this Chapter is in addition to any other administrative or judicial (civil or criminal) remedy established by law which may be pursued to address any violation of the Municipal Code.
C. For the purposes of assessing Administrative Civil Penalties, each and every day a violation of any provision of the Municipal Code exists shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
D. Administrative Civil Penalties may be directly assessed by issuance of an Administrative Civil Penalties Notice and Order issued by an Enforcement Officer, as provided in this Chapter.
E. Administrative Civil Penalties for violations of any provision of the Municipal Code shall be assessed at a rate of up to $1,000 per violation per day; however, if applicable, the Administrative Hearing Officer may reduce the fine in his or her upon a finding of good cause pursuant to the criteria listed in Section 9.93.040 of this Chapter. The maximum amount of Administrative Civil Penalties shall not exceed $100,000 per parcel or structure for any related series of violations.
(Ord. MC-1553, 2-17-21; Ord. MC-1535, 5-06-20)