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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />3200 Cedar Street <br />Everett, WA 98201 <br />425.257.8810 <br />8am-12pm, 1pm-3pm <br /> <br />PermitServices@everettwa.gov <br />everettwa.gov/permits <br />For an initial point of contact with first time violators, a corrective action notice will likely be issued. This notice <br />does not impose any penalties and the notice is not subject to appeal. The purpose is to inform the violator <br />of the code provisions they are violating and request that they bring their pro perty into compliance. It will <br />also include information about what may happen if they do choose not to comply with the code. <br /> <br />2. Voluntary Compliance Agreement – 1.20.110 <br /> <br />The Voluntary Compliance Agreement (“VCA”) will likely be the second point of contact and may also be issued <br />for violations that would typically more time to achieve compliance. The VCA is a contract between the <br />violator and the City, whereby the violator agrees to abate the violations within a specific timeline and <br />according to specific conditions. If the violator does not bring their property into compliance, then per the <br />terms of the VCA, the City can enter their property and abate the violations at the property owner’s sole <br />expense or issue a Notice and Order. <br /> <br />3. Notice and Order – 1.20.120 <br /> <br />The third point of contact, which can be issued at any time if the code enforcement official deems necessary, <br />is a Notice and Order. Notice and Orders contain a directive to bring any code violations into compliance by a <br />specific deadline and assess a fine per violation. The notice and orders also include a statement advising the <br />violator of their right to appeal the issuance of the notice and order. <br /> <br />A notice and order can be recorded with the County Auditor’s Office if the violations are not abated. This is to <br />ensure that if the violator were to sell the property, any potential buyers would be on notice of outstanding <br />violations and need to bring the property into compliance. <br /> <br />4. Stop Work Order – 1.20.150 <br /> <br />Stop work orders are mechanisms that the City uses in the event of the need to secure a property from any <br />further work that is being conducted in violation of the code. This is an existing tool that the City already uses, <br />but we have clarified the content and issuance of the orders as well as their effect. <br /> <br />5. Additional Remedies – 1.20.170 <br /> <br />In addition to the compliance tools listed above, the new code amendments also clarifies that the City can <br />suspend, revoke, or modify a permit if the permit holder has committed a code violation in the course of <br />performing activities subject to the permit. Additionally, the City may deny the issuance of a permit if the <br />applicant owns a property that has been found in violation of the code. <br /> <br />These additional remedies were already spelled out in the International Building Codes, so the intent with <br />adding them to the EMC is to provide further clarification and leverage for the City’s code enforcement officers <br />to seek compliance when property owners are particularly recalcitrant or uninterested in bringing their <br />property into compliance. <br /> <br />D. Recovery of City Costs – 1.20.180 <br />