A. Commencement of Administrative Enforcement. Where the city has determined that any responsible party has violated this code or other provisions as set forth in Section 1.13.050, any designated enforcement officer may commence an administrative proceeding to impose administrative penalties or administrative abatement orders by issuing an administrative enforcement order.
B. Form of Notice of Administrative Enforcement Order. Upon determination that a violation has occurred, the enforcement officer shall prepare a notice of administrative enforcement order in a manner in conformance with the notice and order requirements that may be provided for in the sections of this code that establish the violation at issue. Unless otherwise specified, the notice of administrative enforcement order shall contain, at a minimum:
1. The name and address of the responsible party in violation. If the administrative enforcement order results from events occurring on, or the status or condition of, property, the order shall also contain the address of the property;
2. A statement from the city official responsible for issuing the order of the acts or conditions which violate the city code or other provisions as set forth in Section 1.13.050 and the specific code or provisions which have been violated;
3. A description of the action required to correct the violations, if applicable;
4. A statement requiring the violator(s) to correct the violation(s) within ten working days of issuance of the notice and order;
5. The amount of the administrative penalty the city imposes for the violation and a statement that the penalty begins to accrue immediately following receipt of notice of violation (either through separate prior notice of violation or through service of the administrative enforcement order), and will continue to accrue until the violation is corrected. The order may provide that each day of violation following notice of violation will be considered an additional violation for purposes of determining the applicable fine pursuant to Section 1.13.030;
6. A statement that the responsible party in violation may appeal the administrative enforcement order within ten (10) working days of the date the notice and order is served, and a description of the method for filing any such appeal;
7. A statement that at the time the appeal is filed, an appeal fee is due and payable and a deposit of the penalty must be made, or evidence provided that a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver has been filed with the finance division;
8. A statement that the appeal be made in writing, and in compliance with the requirements of Section 1.13.080;
9. A statement that if the responsible party fails to request an appeal of the imposition of the administrative order within ten (10) working days or fails to pay the appeal fee and deposit or file a hardship waiver, the order imposing the penalty shall be final and immediately payable or enforceable;
10. A statement that any responsible party upon whom a final administrative enforcement order has been imposed may seek review of the order pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.4 and 1094.6. There are no appeals to city council. (Ord. 2012-15 § 3, 2012: Ord. 2006-15 § 2 (part), 2006)