1.04.080 Order assessing civil penalties.
A. The department director may issue an order assessing civil penalties against a responsible party in accordance with MMC 1.04.040, either as part of a notice and order of code violation, or as a separate enforcement action.
B. The order assessing civil penalties shall contain:
1. The name and address of the responsible party;
2. The street address or other description sufficient to identify the premises or property where the violation has occurred or is occurring;
3. A description of the violation and citation to the applicable code provision(s);
4. Notice of the civil penalty assessed for such violation and that each day the violation continues or is permitted to continue shall result in the assessment of daily civil penalties;
5. Notice of the right to appeal the department director’s determination;
6. A statement that payment of a monetary penalty does not relieve the person named in the notice and order of the duty to abate a violation, and that failure to abate may result in the issuance of additional notices of violation and/or criminal citations, with additional civil and/or criminal penalties;
7. The date and the signature of the department director;
C. The order assessing civil penalties shall be served as provided in MMC 1.04.050(C). (Ord. 017/2020 § 1 (Exh. A))