Notice of violation and stop work orders

(a) Whenever any person, firm or corporation violates this chapter, the director of planning and permitting shall serve the person, firm, or corporation with a notice of violation, which shall require the person, firm, or corporation responsible to correct the violation. A notice of violation must be served upon responsible persons either personally or by certified mail. However, if the whereabouts of such persons are unknown and the same cannot be ascertained by the director of planning and permitting in the exercise of reasonable diligence and the director provides an affidavit to that effect, then a notice of violation may be served by publishing the same once each week for two consecutive weeks in a daily or weekly publication in the city pursuant to HRS § 1-28.5. (b) The notice of violation shall include but not be limited to the following information: (1) The date of issuance of the notice; (2) The name and address of the person or entity notified and the location of the violation; (3) The section number of the ordinance, code, or rule which has been violated; (4) The nature of the violation; (5) An order to stop work if deemed necessary by the director of planning and permitting; and (6) The deadline for correction of the violation. (c) If the director of planning and permitting deems it necessary for work to stop, the work shall cease upon receipt of the notice and shall not resume until corrective measures satisfactory to the director have been taken. If the notice includes a stop work order, the director shall notify and transmit a copy to the chief of police concurrently with the issuance of the notice. The chief of police shall have the power to enforce the stop work order pursuant to Charter § 6-1604.