How the County enforces violations of this chapter

If the director determines that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, the director may have the person served, by mail or personal delivery, with a notice of violation and order pursuant to this chapter. A. Contents of the Notice of Violation. The notice shall include at least the following information: 1. Date of the notice; 2. The name and address of the person noticed; 3. The section number of the provision that has been violated; 4. The nature of the violation; and 5. The location and time of the violation. B. Contents of the Order. 1. The order may require the person to do any or all of the following: a. Cease and desist from the violation; b. Correct the violation at the person's own expense before a date specified in the order; c. Pay a civil fine not to exceed $1,000 in the manner, at the place, and before the date specified in the order; and d. Pay a civil fine not to exceed $1,000 per day for each day in which the violation persists, in the manner and at the time and place specified in the order. 2. The order shall advise the person that the order shall become final thirty days after the date of its mailing or delivery. The order shall also advise that the director's action may be appealed to the board of variances and appeals. C. Effect of Order; Right to Appeal. The provisions of the order issued by the director under this section shall become final thirty days after the date of the mailing or delivery of the order. The person may appeal the order to the board of variances and appeals, as provided for in this code. However, an appeal to the board of variances and appeals shall not stay any provision of the order. D. Collection of Unpaid Civil Fines. In addition to any other procedures for the collection of civil fines available to the County by law or rules of the court, the County may add unpaid civil fines as defined in this section to any County taxes, fees, or charges, except for residential water or sewer charges. E. Judicial Enforcement of Order. The director may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any order issued pursuant to this section. Where the civil action has been instituted to enforce the civil fine imposed by the order, the director need only show that the notice of violation and order were served, that a civil fine was imposed, the amount of the civil fine imposed, and that the fine imposed has not been appealed in a timely manner nor paid. (Ord. 3321 § 2 (part), 2005)