§ 1.10.160. Payment of Fine and Penalty Amounts.  


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  • A. The amounts due shall be paid to the city within 30 calendar days from the issuance date of the decision, unless otherwise specified.
    B. Payment of any fine and/or penalty shall not excuse the failure to correct the violation, nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the city for any continuation or repeated occurrence of the municipal code and/or applicable statute, rule, code or regulation violation that is the subject of the original enforcement action.
    C. Any person who fails to pay to the city any amount imposed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on or before the date the amount is due also shall be liable for the payment of any applicable late payment charges consistent with the provisions of § 5.04.250 of this municipal code.
    D. If unpaid as of the date specified in any decision or order, all amounts due and any interest assessed shall be collected by the city by use of all available legal means, and may be enforced as:
    1. A personal obligation of the violator; and/or
    2. If the violation is in connection with real property, a lien upon the real property. The lien shall remain in effect until all of the amounts due are paid in full.
    E. In addition to any other remedies provided by law, failure to pay amounts due and interest as specified on or before the date specified shall constitute a violation of this municipal code punishable as a misdemeanor. (Ord. 20-2203, § 4, 2020)