§ 1.05.030. Notice of violation.

(a)

Service. Upon determining that a violation exists with respect to any property within the unincorporated area of the county, the code enforcement officer may serve a notice of violation upon one or more of the responsible persons.

(b)

Contents. The notice of violation shall include:

(1)

The date, approximate time, and location of the violation(s);

(2)

The conditions constituting the violation(s) on the property and the code section violated;

(3)

A specified time period from the date of service of the notice of violation within which the violation must be corrected/abated;

(4)

That in the event the violation is not corrected/abated by the expiration of the correction period, the owner shall be subject to an administrative fine under this chapter;

(5)

An approximate estimate of the possible fines; and

(6)

That the owner may submit in writing, to the code enforcement officer, any information relating to a determination of the existence of a violation or the amount of the fine to be imposed.

(c)

Correction Period. The notice of violation shall generally provide a responsible person thirty days from its date of service to correct the violation(s). If the violation cannot be completely corrected, the violation must be abated in the manner described in the notice of violation. If the code enforcement officer determines that a good faith effort is being made to correct (or abate) the violation, he or she may grant an additional period of time for the correction/abatement of the violation. However, if the violation(s) create an immediate danger to health or safety of persons or property, the notice of violation may require that the violation(s) be corrected/abated immediately or within some time period less than thirty days.

(d)

Acknowledgment of Correction. When the violation(s) are determined by the enforcement officer to have been corrected, the enforcement officer shall provide the property owner with a letter acknowledging that correction has occurred.

(Ord. 2906 § 1 (part), 2000)