(A) Any person violating any provision of this code, as amended from time to time, may be subject to the assessment of civil fines and penalties as provided in section 1-1-11 of this code pursuant to the administrative procedures established in this chapter and authorized by Government Code section 53069.4.
(B) Any person violating any provision of the code or other law the City is authorized to enforce may be issued an administrative citation by any enforcement officer described in section 1-3-3.
(C) A separate civil fine for each violation of the code may be assessed by means of one administrative citation.
(D) Each day a violation persists is a separate offense.
(E) Administrative fines shall be paid to the City within twenty (20) days from the date of service of the administrative citation, unless an appeal is timely and properly requested as provided in section 1-3-8. If a timely and proper appeal is requested, payment of the administrative fines is governed by section 1-3-8.
(F) Payment of any fine shall not excuse the failure to correct the violation nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the City. The failure of any person to pay any fine assessed by administrative citation within the time specified on the administrative citation shall result in the assessment of an additional late fee to be charged. The amount of the late fee shall be ten percent of the total amount of the civil fine due and owing. (Ord. 797-13, 6-18-2013; amd. Ord. 852-23, 7-18-2023)