(A) In the event a person charged with a code offense fails to pay the civil penalty and correct or abate the code offense for which a citation was issued within the prescribed time, a late charge of 15% shall be imposed thereon for each seven days the civil penalty remains unpaid and the code offense remains uncorrected or unabated beyond the due date.
(B) An unpaid civil penalty and accrued late charges will constitute a personal obligation of the person to whom the citation was issued and the city shall have the right to collect such unpaid civil penalty and accrued late charges, together with the city’s costs and reasonable attorneys, in a criminal or civil proceeding.
(C) Pursuant to M.S. § 429.101 and M.S. § 514.67, as they may be amended from time to time, and other applicable law, a lien in the amount of the civil penalty and accrued late charges may be assessed quarterly or annually against the property where the code offense occurred and collected in the same manner as taxes. Any such assessment shall not preclude the city from issuing additional citations for a continuing code offense.
(D) The city may suspend or revoke a license or permit or other approval associated with the code offense if the civil penalty and accrued late charges are not timely paid.
(Ord. 0317, passed 12-23-03)