Ordinance 1401-87 - Laserfiche WebLink

• 1 B. It is the specific intent of this ordinance that no provision nor term used in this ordinance is intended to impose any duty whatsoever upon 2 the City or any of its officers or employees, for whom the implementation or enforcement of this ordinance shall be discretionary 3 and not mandatory. 4 C. Nothing contained in this ordinance is intended to be nor shall be construed to create or form the basis for any liability on the part of 5 the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage resulting from the failure to comply with the provisions of this 6 ordinance, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection, notice, order, certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or done 7 in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this ordinance, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of the City related 8 in any manner to the enforcement of this ordinance by its officers, employees or agents. 9 10 Section 25: VIOLATION - PENALTY 11 Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this 12 ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be 13 deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any 14 violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, 15 continued, or permitted; and upon conviction of any such violation, such 16 person shall be subject to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars 17 ($1 ,000) or imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both such fine 18 and imprisonment. 19 A. Violation. Injunction action. Any violation of the provisions of 20 this ordinance constitutes a public nuisance which the City can abate by an action in Snohomish County Superior Court. The costs of such 21 action shall be taxed against the violator. 22 B. Civil penalty. In addition to or as an alternative to any other penalty provided herein or by law any person who violates any provision 23 of this ordinance shall be subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per violation to be directly 24 assessed by the Director of Weights and Measures. The Director, in a reasonable manner, may vary the amount of the penalty assessed to 25 consider the appropriateness of the penalty to the violator; the gravity of the violation; the number of past and present violations 26 committed and the good faith of the violator in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation. All civil penalties 27 assessed will be enforced and collected in accordance with the procedure specified herein and in accordance with the rules promulgated 28 hereunder. 29 C. Provisions Nonexclusive. Penalty and enforcement provisions provided in this article are not exclusive, and the City may pursue any remedy 30 or relief it deems appropriate. 31 32 13