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<br />appeal does not preclude review of whether violations were corrected after issuance of <br />the Notice of Assessment as set forth in subsection (5) below. <br />5. Appeal Hearing. The administrative hearing will be held before the hearing examiner. The <br />hearing examiner shall issue a written decision sustaining the penalty assessment for each <br />violation still outstanding and terminating the assessment for each corrected violation, <br />with the penalty assessment for the corrected violations assessed and calculated to the <br />termination date, which is defined as the date the correction occurred. The decision of <br />the hearing examiner shall be final and conclusive unless appealed. Any judicial review of <br />the hearing examiner’s order shall be brought in superior court pursuant to Chapter <br />36.70C RCW. <br />6. Request for Review/Updated Notices of Assessment. If the responsible person believes <br />that some or all of the violations upon which a Notice of Assessment was based have been <br />corrected since the issuance of the Notice of Assessment, the responsible person shall <br />provide written notice thereof to the Code Enforcement Officer. The Code Enforcement <br />Officer shall inspect the subject property and shall either (a) provide for termination of <br />the Notice of Assessment as of the date of the inspection if all violations have been <br />corrected or (b) provide an updated Notice of Assessment for all remaining uncorrected <br />violations. Each updated Notice of Assessment may be appealed in the same manner as <br />described in EMC 1.20.190(F)(2)-(5); provided however, that any such appeal shall be <br />limited to only those penalties incurred since the issuance of the preceding Notice of <br />Assessment. <br />1.20.200 Civil Penalties – Waivers. <br />A. Civil penalties may be waived or reimbursed to the payer by the city under the following <br />circumstances: <br />1. The notice and order or stop work order was issued in error; or <br />2. The civil penalties were assessed in error; or <br />3. As appropriate to resolve litigation; or <br />4. In accordance with policies created by the Code Enforcement Officer. <br />B. The city shall state in writing the basis for a decision to waive penalties, and such statement shall <br />become part of the public record unless privileged. <br />1.20.210 Collection of Civil Penalties, Fees, and Costs. <br />A. Authority. The office of city attorney or the office of the city attorney’s designee is authorized to <br />take any appropriate legal action to collect monetary penalties and necessary and reasonable <br />costs, including liens, personal obligations, assignment of claims to collection agencies, and other <br />collection methods authorized by law. <br />B. Personal Obligation. The monetary penalty, and any other fees or costs assess pursuant to this <br />chapter, constitutes a personal obligation of the person to whom an enforcement order is <br />directed. Any monetary penalty, fees and/or costs assessed must be paid to the city within 30