§ 7-3.20. Violations: Penalties.

The failure of any person to comply with the provisions of this chapter within forty-eight (48) hours after receiving a notice of a violation thereof shall be a violation of the provisions of this chapter, and each day such noncompliance continues shall constitute a separate offense. The foregoing provisions notwithstanding, when any violation is deemed by the City to constitute an immediate hazard to health or safety, the City shall eliminate such hazardous violation and thereafter shall recover the costs incurred from the owner in any lawful.

Notices of violations shall be given in writing by the City, served upon the owner in person, if possible. If personal service is not possible, the notice shall be sent by mail, receipt requested, and a copy of the notice shall be conspicuously posted at the site of the violation.

In addition to the penalty for violations provided in Chapter 2 of Title 1 of this Code, when the owner fails to respond to a notice, the City may cause the violative condition to be corrected and the costs levied against the property and collected from the owner in any lawful manner.

(§ 1, Ord. 1879, eff. February 5, 1976)