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Section 6: Monetary Penalty <br /> The monetary penalty for each violation of this ordinance shall not exceed five hundred <br /> dollars ($500), unless the violator is a repeat violator as defined in this section, in which <br /> case the monetary penalty for each violation shall not exceed one thousand dollars <br /> ($1,000). Payment of a monetary penalty pursuant to this ordinance does not relieve the <br /> person(s) to whom the violation citation was issued of the duty to correct the violation or <br /> preclude the City from taking action to abate the situation as provided herein. The <br /> monetary penalty constitutes an obligation of the person(s)to whom the violation citation <br /> is issued. Any monetary penalty assessed must be paid to the City within fifteen (15) <br /> calendar days of the effective date of the violations hearing examiner's order. The City is <br /> authorized to take action to collect the monetary penalty, including filing civil actions or <br /> turning the matter over to collection, in which case costs incurred by the City as a result <br /> of the collection process will be assessed to the violator in addition to the monetary <br /> penalty. <br /> Section 7: Repeat Violators <br /> A"repeat violator" is defined as a person, firm, corporation, association, or agent thereof, <br /> who has received a violation citation for the same property three times or more within <br /> one calendar year. If a person is a repeat violator as defined herein, the City can at its <br /> discretion issue a repeat violator citation. A repeat violator citation shall be issued and <br /> served as provided in this ordinance,but will not include a description of the corrective <br /> action necessary to eliminate the violation or a date by which the corrective action must <br /> be completed to avoid a hearing before the violations hearing examiner. The repeat <br /> violator citation will notify the person receiving the citation that due to the repeat nature <br /> of their violations the City will be seeking an order from the violations hearing examiner, <br /> at the date and time set forth in the citation, granting any and all relief to which the City <br /> is entitled under this ordinance. <br /> Section 8: Order of the Violations Hearing Examiner-Violation <br /> The order of a violations hearing examiner shall be served upon the person to whom it is <br /> directed, either personally or by mailing a copy of the order to such person at his or last <br /> known address as determined by a code compliance officer. Proof of service shall be <br /> made by a written declaration under penalty of perjury by the person effecting the service, <br /> declaring the time and date of service and the manner by which service was made. <br /> Thereafter, violation of the terms of a violations hearing examiner's order shall constitute <br /> a misdemeanor and a separate misdemeanor shall be committed for each day that an order <br /> is violated. <br /> Section 9: Removal and Disposal- Costs- Liens <br /> A. After notice has been given of the City's intent to dispose of the vehicle and after the <br /> hearing has been held,resulting in authority to remove, the vehicle or part thereof shall be <br /> removed at the request of a law enforcement officer and disposed of to a licensed motor <br /> vehicle wrecker or hulk hauler with notice to the Washington State Patrol and the <br /> Department that the vehicle has been wrecked. Any vehicle or part thereof impounded <br /> 4 <br />