Ordinance 2335-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

' a 7. An agreement that by entering into the voluntary correction agreement, the person responsible for the violation waives the right to a hearing before the examiner under this ordinance regarding the matter of the violation,penalty and/or the required corrective action; and 8. A statement that failure to comply with the terms of the agreement shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000)per day. D. An extension of the time limit for correction or a modification of the required corrective action may be granted by the code compliance officer if the person responsible for the violation has shown due diligence and/or substantial progress in correcting the violation but unforeseen circumstances render correction under the original conditions unattainable. E. If the terms of the voluntary correction agreement are not met, the person responsible for the violation shall be assessed a monetary penalty commencing on the date set forth in the correction agreement. Further, a violation of the terms of the agreement shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000)per day. Citations for violations of the agreement shall be filed in Everett municipal court. The city may abate the violation in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter if the terms of the voluntary correction agreement are not met. The City is entitled to recover all costs and expenses of abatement. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Violation citations-Issuance-Default. A. A code compliance officer, the director of code compliance or his/her designee (hereinafter referred to as"a code compliance officer") is authorized to issue and serve a violation citation upon reasonable belief that the following has occurred: 1. A violation of one or more of the provisions of any ordinance set forth in Section 1.20.020; or 2. A violation of one or more of the provisions of any City regulation or ordinance that identifies the herein described enforcement procedure as the enforcement procedure for said regulation or ordinance. B. The violation citation may be issued to any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge or possession of any property in the City, including vacant lots,who is causing, allowing or participating in violations occurring in relation to property owned or utilized by such persons. Additionally, a copy of such violation citation or a summary thereof may be sent to the mortgage holder, landlord or anyone else who may have an interest in the property. Additionally, a copy of such violation citation may be sent to any person or entity which has a financial interest of record in any subject property. The violation citation may be served by means of personal service, or by mailing a copy of the violation citation to such person at his/her last known address as determined by the code compliance officer certified mail return receipt requested, or by posting a copy of the violation citation conspicuously upon the subject property. Any one of the aforementioned methods of service shall be satisfactory service of the violation citation. Proof of service shall be made by a written declaration under penalty of perjury 3