§ 8.76.215. Civil penalty—City abatement more than once.

If the Building Official finds that the City had previously abated a building or premises on the same property after notice to the same owner, he shall access a civil penalty based on the following schedule abatement again occurred by the City:

Civil penalty: for previous abatement by the City once within the preceding five (5) years: fifty percent (50%) of the City's administrative cost for abatement including processing fees; for previous abatement by the City two (2) or more times within the preceding five (5) years: one hundred percent (100%) of the City's administrative costs for abatement including processing fees.

The City will give notice of this civil penalty to all property owners when abatement procedures are instituted against their properties pursuant to this Chapter.

The imposition of this civil penalty may be appealed to the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation in the same manner as provided in Section 8.56.120.

The civil penalty constitutes a debt of the person charged to the City and is collectable by the City as an obligation or liability created by statute.

(Ord. C-7050 § 3, 1992)