§ 1.10.150. Administrative Penalties Imposed by Council.

A. Any party subject to an order by the City Council to pay an administrative penalty shall be responsible for payment of the penalty in the amount specified in this section. The administrative penalty is separate from the amount of any administrative citation fine imposed pursuant to this chapter.

B. The City Council may impose an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed a maximum of $1,000 per day for each violation, exclusive of administrative costs, interest and restitution for compliance re-inspections, for any related series of violations or ongoing violations. In determining the amount of the administrative penalty, the City Council may take any or all of the following factors into consideration: duration of the violation; frequency, recurrence and number of violations, related or unrelated, by the same violator; seriousness of the violation; good faith efforts of the violator to come into compliance; economic impact of the penalty on the violator; impact of the violation on the community; and any other factors as justice may require.

C. The imposition of administrative citation fines by staff shall cease at the time that administrative penalties by the City Council are imposed. At no concurrent time shall the combined amount of an imposed administrative fine and administrative penalty exceed a maximum of $1,000 per day, or the maximum daily fine allowed under § 1.10.070, whichever is greater, for each violation.

D. If the responsible person fails to correct the violation(s), other enforcement actions may be pursued by the city. (Ord. 20-2203, § 4, 2020)