Ordinance 3901-22 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. Upon issuance of a stop work order,the work cited shall immediately cease. 2. Work, related or unrelated to the cited work, shall not resume unless specifically authorized in advance by the Code Enforcement Officer. 3. Any violation of the stop work order is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to enjoin or abate such nuisance by any legal or equitable means available. The costs for the injunction or abatement, shall be recovered by the city from the person responsible for the code violation in the manner provided by law. 4. Failure to comply with the terms of a stop work order subjects the person responsible for the code violation to civil penalties and costs as set forth in this chapter. F. Remedy. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure or property after having been served with a stop work order,except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as prescribed herein. Violation of a stop work order shall be a separate violation from any other code violation. G. Appeal. A stop work order may be appealed according to the procedures prescribed by this chapter. Failure to appeal the stop work order within the applicable time limits renders the stop work order a final determination that the code violation occurred, and that work was properly ordered to cease. H. Removal of a Stop Work Order. When a stop work order has been posted in conformity with the requirements of this chapter, removal of such order without the authorization of the city, or the hearing examiner if the matter has been heard by the hearing examiner, is unlawful and a separate violation of the municipal code.A penalty for removal, defacing, or destruction of a stop work order may be assessed in the amount specified herein. 1.20.160 Extension of Compliance Time. The Code Enforcement Officer may grant an extension of the time limit for compliance if the Code Enforcement Officer deems the person responsible has shown due diligence and/or substantial progress in correcting the violation but circumstances render full and timely compliance under the original conditions unattainable.Such request shall be made in writing prior to the stated time limit for compliance and clearly establish the need for the extension. Such grant of an extension for time does not create a new appeal period for the underlying enforcement action. 1.20.170 Additional Remedies. A. Suspension, revocation,or limitation of permit. 1. In accordance with applicable law, the city may suspend, revoke, or modify any permit issued by the city whenever: a. The permit holder has committed a violation in the course of performing activities subject to that permit;