Sec. 27-33. Issuance of citation or notice of violation.
A. If the City finds a violation of this chapter, the City may notify the owner or responsible party through the issuance of a notice of violation.
B. Any authorized person may issue a notice of violation to any person violating any provisions of this chapter. If the violation has not been corrected within the specified period, a civil citation or criminal complaint may be issued, or any police officer may issue a citation for any violation of this chapter. A notice of violation of this chapter will include:
1. Identification of the property in violation.
2. Statement of violations in sufficient detail to allow an owner or responsible party to identify and correct the problem.
3. Re-inspection date.
4. Address and phone number of a City representative to contact.
5. A cost estimate to correct the violations, if the City intends to abate the violation pursuant to Section 27-37.
6. Appeal procedures.
C. Any notice given for any purpose under this chapter will be deemed effective on the date when written notice is delivered or mailed to the property owner or responsible party. If the City intends to abate the violation, any mailed service must be certified, return receipt requested. Nothing herein will preclude the City from giving additional verbal or written notice at its discretion. If the City does elect to give any additional notice in any instance, it will not thereby become obligated to give such additional notice thereafter in the same or other situations.
D. Nothing in this section requires the issuance of a notice of violation prior to issuing a civil citation or criminal complaint.
E. Any notice of violation can be appealed to the Director for an administrative conference for review. A request for an administrative conference must be made in writing within the period set to correct the violation, as specified in the notice of violation. The timely filing of a request for an administrative conference will act as an automatic stay of enforcement of the notice of violation until the matter is finally determined by the Director. (Ord. No. G-4623, § 1, 2004; Ord. No. G-5756, 2012)