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11 <br /> Section 4: Section 6 of Ordinance No.2221-97,as amended by Section 5 of Ordinance • <br /> No.2335-98 and Section 2 of Ordinance No.2838-05(EMC 1.20.060),which reads as <br /> follows: <br /> Monetary Penalty—Repeat Violations—Emergency procedures. <br /> A. More than one person,firm,corporation,association or agent therefor may be found <br /> responsible for a single violation. The violations hearing examiner may impose a <br /> monetary penatly for each violation as a joint and several penalty,or individually. <br /> B. The monetary penalty for each initial violation shall not exceed five hundred dollars <br /> individual or five hundred dollars joint and severally,unless the violator is a repeat <br /> violator as defined in this section,in which case the monetary penalty for each repeat <br /> violation shall not be less than five hundred dollars nor exceed one thousand dollars. <br /> Payment of a monetary penalty pursuant to this chapter does not relieve the person to <br /> whom the violation citation was issued of the duty to correct the violation or preclude the <br /> city from taking action to abate the situation as provided herein.The monetary penalty <br /> constitutes an obligation of the person(s)to whom the violation citation is issued.Any <br /> monetary penalty assessed must be paid to the city within fifteen calendar days of the <br /> effective date of the violations hearing examiner's order.The city is authorized to take <br /> action to collect the monetary penalty,including filing civil actions or turning the matter <br /> over to collection,in which case costs incurred by the city as a result of the collection <br /> process will be assessed in addition to the monetary penalty.In addition,the city can also <br /> incorporate any outstanding penalty into an assessment lien when the city incurs costs in <br /> abating the violation. <br /> C. "Repeat violator"means any person, firm,corporation,association,or agent thereof <br /> who has had a violation citation issued pursuant to the provisions in this chapter,and <br /> within thirty-six months of the issuance of such citation commits or allows to be <br /> committed a new and separate violation of a same or similar chapter of the Everett <br /> Municipal Code that is enforceable under this chapter,regardless of location. <br /> D. If a person is a repeat violator as defined in subsection C of this section,the city may <br /> issue a repeat violator citation.A repeat violator citation shall be issued and served in the <br /> same manner and form as provided in this chapter for a violation citation,but will not <br /> include a description of the corrective action necessary to eliminate the violation or a date <br /> by which the corrective action must be completed.The repeat violator citation will notify <br /> the person receiving the citation that due to the repeat nature of their violations,the city <br /> will be seeking an order from the violations hearing examiner,at the date and time set <br /> forth in the citation, granting any and all relief to which the city is entitled under this <br /> chapter. <br /> E. An"emergency"means a situation which in the opinion of a code compliance officer <br /> requires immediate action to prevent or eliminate an immediate threat to the health or <br /> safety of persons or property.Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter,when a <br /> violation citation is issued in the case of an emergency,immediate action shall be <br /> required by the person(s)to whom the violation citation is issued.No action shall be <br /> stayed pending the filing of an appeal.If the city does not obtain immediate action by the <br /> responsible person upon issuance of the violation citation,the city is authorized to <br /> 11 <br /> 112 <br />