Corona Municipal Code Ch. 1.08 Penalties

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all ordinances of the city.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.010.) (Ord. 1809 § 1, 1986.)

(A) No person shall violate any provisions or fail to comply with any of the requirements of this code. Unless a different penalty is prescribed for violation of a specific provision of this code, every act prohibited or declared unlawful and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this code is punishable as a misdemeanor. Each person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of this code is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(B) In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code is a public nuisance and may be, by this city, abated as such. Each day such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.020.) (Ord. 1809 § 2, 1986.)

(A) Recovery of attorneys' fees authorized for certain nuisances upon election by city. In any action, administrative proceeding or special proceeding commenced by the city to abate a public nuisance, if the city elects at the initiation of that individual action or proceeding to seek recovery of its own attorneys' fees, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its attorneys' fees. In no action, administrative proceeding or special proceeding shall an award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the city in the action or proceeding.

(B) Prevailing Party. In addition to any other determination of prevailing party authorized pursuant to applicable law, the city shall be considered a prevailing party entitled to its costs under subsection (A) when it can demonstrate that:

(1) Its lawsuit was the catalyst motivating the defendant to provide the primary relief sought;

(2) The lawsuit was meritorious and achieved its result by "threat of victory"; and

(3) The city reasonably attempted to settle the litigation before filing the lawsuit.

(C) Remedies cumulative. The remedies contained in this section are cumulative to one another and to any other remedy available by law or in equity to the city.

(Ord. 3099 § 1, 2011; Ord. 2962 § 3, 2009; Ord. 2957 § 2, 2008; Ord, 2876 § 3, 2007; Ord. 2870 § 1, 2006; Ord. 2855 § 1, 2006.)

(A) Recovery of costs authorized for all nuisances. The city is authorized to recover its costs in enforcing or abating nuisances under this municipal code pursuant to the terms of this section, as well as other provisions of this municipal code or any other applicable law.

(B) Lien procedure. This section is enacted pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.1, as it now exists or may be amended from time to time, as well as any other applicable law. The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall keep an itemized report of the costs incurred by the city in the abatement of a public nuisance, in addition to any accrued fees and penalties due. Collection of costs through a lien may occur as follows:

(1) The property owner may be invoiced for the total costs as indicated on the itemized report.

(2) If payment is not received within 15 days of the invoice date, the itemized report shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk. Any such report may include the abatement costs, fees and penalties for any number of properties and abatements, whether or not such properties are contiguous.

(3) Upon receipt of the itemized report, the City Clerk, or his or her designee, shall serve notice of the lien in the same manner as summons in a civil action in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 415.10 et seq. If the owner of record, after diligent search cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of ten days and publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. The period of notice commences upon the first day of publication and terminates at the end of the tenth day, including therein the first day. Publication shall be made on each day on which the newspaper is published during the ten-day period.

(4) After notice has been served, the lien shall be recorded in the Riverside County recorder's office and, from the date of recording, shall have the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien.

(5) The lien shall identify:

(a) The amount of the lien;

(b) The City as the agency on whose behalf the lien is imposed;

(c) The date of the abatement order;

(d) The street address, legal description and assessor's parcel number of the parcel on which the lien is imposed; and

(e) The name and address of the recorded owner of the parcel.

(6) In the event that the lien is discharged, released or satisfied, through either payment or foreclosure, notice of the discharge containing the information specified in subsection (B)(5) shall be recorded by the City Clerk.

(7) A lien may be foreclosed by an action brought by the city for a money judgment.

(8) The City may recover from the property owner any costs incurred in the processing and recording of the lien and providing notice to the property owner as part of its foreclosure action to enforce the lien.

(C) Special assessment procedure. This section is enacted pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.5, as it now exists or may be amended from time to time, as well as any other applicable law. The City Manager, or his or her designee, shall keep an itemized report of the costs incurred by the city in the abatement of any public nuisance, in addition to any accrued fees and penalties due. Collection of costs through a special assessment may occur as follows:

(1) The property owner may be invoiced for the total costs as indicated on the itemized report.

(2) If payment is not received within 15 days of the invoice date, the itemized report shall be submitted in writing to the City Clerk. Any such report may include the abatement costs, fees and penalties for any number of properties and abatements, whether or not such properties are contiguous.

(3) Upon receipt of the itemized report, the City Clerk shall serve notice by certified mail, to the property owner, if the property owner's identity can be determined from the county assessor's or county recorder's records.

(a) The notice shall be given at the time of imposing the assessment and shall specify that the property may be sold after three years by the tax collector for unpaid delinquent assessments.

(b) The tax collector's power of sale shall not be affected by the failure of the property owner to receive notice. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to the special assessment. However, if any real property to which the cost of abatement relates has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of the taxes would become delinquent, then the cost of abatement shall not result in a lien against the real property but instead shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.

(4) Subject to the requirements applicable to the sale of property pursuant to Section 3691 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the city may conduct a sale of vacant residential developed property for which the payment of that assessment is delinquent.

(5) Notices or instruments relating to the special assessment shall be entitled to recordation.

(D) Definition of costs. As used in this section, costs shall have the meaning set forth in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1033.5, as may be amended from time to time, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees if elected by the city pursuant to Section 1.08.021. In addition to such items, all of the following shall be included within the definition of costs:

(1) Personnel costs of the city, as actually incurred by the city (for contractors and consultants) or based on established rates of employee costs, as adopted by resolution of the City Council from time to time. Such personnel costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, the costs incurred by the city to pay any contractor to abate a public nuisance.

(2) All costs to investigate or inspect a nuisance or the enforcement or abatement efforts.

(3) All costs to prepare notices, specifications, contracts or any other documentation relating to a nuisance.

(4) All costs incurred to rehabilitate, repair or demolish a building, structure, or property, less any salvage value relating thereto.

(5) Costs of administrative hearings, including hearing officer costs and reporter costs.

(6) Any administrative fines or penalties.

(7) Accrued interest at the maximum rate established by law.

(8) All other expenses actually incurred that are made necessary by the city's enforcement or abatement efforts.

(9) Any attorneys' fees not otherwise subject to § 1.08.021 that are associated with any civil, criminal or administrative action, proceeding or matter commenced by the city to abate a nuisance, to enjoin a violation of any provision of this municipal code, or to collect a civil or criminal penalty or other amount due to the city as a result of any such nuisance.

(E) Remedies cumulative. The remedies contained in this section are cumulative to one another and to any other remedy available by law or in equity to the city.

(Ord. 2855 § 2, 2006.)

(A) Except in cases where a different punishment is specifically prescribed elsewhere in this code, or in any code or provision adopted by reference by this code, every misdemeanor offense is punishable by imprisonment in the City or County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by both. All misdemeanor offenses shall be cited and prosecuted as misdemeanors, unless the citing official or the City Attorney determines that it would be in the interests of justice to cite or prosecute the offense as an infraction.

(B) Except as otherwise prescribed elsewhere in this code, every offense specifically declared to be an infraction is punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 for a first violation, a fine not exceeding $200 for a second violation of the same provision within one year and a fine not exceeding $500 for each additional violation of the same provision within one year. An infraction is not punishable by imprisonment. A person charged with an infraction shall not be entitled to a trial by jury and shall not be entitled to have the public defender or other counsel appointed at public expense to represent him or her unless he or she is arrested and not released on his or her written promise to appear, his or her own recognizance or a deposit of bail.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.025.) (Ord. 2991 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1809 § 3, 1986.)

Statutory references:

For statutory provisions authorizing cities to impose fines up to $500 or imprisonment up to six months, or both, see Cal. Gov’t Code § 36901

Persons confined in the City Jail under a final judgment of imprisonment rendered in a criminal action or proceeding may be required to perform labor on the public streets or other public property or works within the city under direction of the Chief of Police. The phrase "streets or other public property or works within the city" as used in this section, includes among other things, clerical and menial labor in the City Jail.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.030.)

Any officer or employee of the city charged with the responsibility of and granted the authority to enforce any or all of the ordinances of the city may, in lieu of taking a person arrested for a violation of a city ordinance before a Magistrate, issue a written citation and notice to appear in court. The citation and notice is to be in duplicate, containing the name and address of the person arrested, the offense charged and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court. The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least five days after such arrest.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.040.)

The citation and notice to appear shall specify that the person arrested shall appear before the Judge of the Municipal Court of the Corona Judicial District or an officer authorized by such court to receive a deposit of bail.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.050.)

The officer or employee making the arrest shall delivery one copy of the citation and notice to appear to the arrested person and the arrested person in order to secure release must give his or her written promise so to appear in court by signing the duplicate notice which shall be retained by the officer or employee. Thereupon, the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.060.)

The officer or employee issuing the citation and notice to appear shall, as soon as practicable, file the duplicate notice with the Magistrate specified therein. Thereupon, the Magistrate shall fix the amount of the bail which in his or her judgment, in accordance with the provisions of Cal. Penal Code § 1275, will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the defendant and shall endorse upon the notice a statement signed by him or her in the form set forth in Cal. Penal Code § 815a. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which he or she promised to appear in court, deposit with the Magistrate the amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraignment before the Magistrate, if the defendant does not appear, either in person or by counsel, the Magistrate may declare the bail forfeited and may in his or her discretion order that no further proceedings shall be had in such case. Upon the making of such order that no further proceedings be had, all sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid to the County Treasurer for distribution pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 1463.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.070.)

(A) The Administrator, as defined in § 8.20.020, is authorized by the City Council, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 836.5 and 19.7 and subject to the provisions thereof to issue a Notice to Appear to any person on his or her written promise to appear in court, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5 and 853.6, whenever the Administrator has reasonable cause to believe that the person has either violated a mandatory provision of Chapter 8.20 of this code in the presence of the Administrator or fails to correct a violation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter 8.20 of this code and therefore has committed an infraction or misdemeanor which the Administrator has a discretionary duty to enforce.

(B) The Administrator shall file executed citations with the Magistrate pursuant to § 1.08.070 of this code. Under no circumstances may the Administrator take the person into custody. In the event that the person demands to be taken before the Magistrate or refuses to provide his or her written promise to appear in court, the Administrator shall either summon a Corona police officer, explain the situation and request that the Corona police officer arrest the person and take the person into custody or seek assistance of the City Attorney and request that an infraction or misdemeanor complaint be prepared and filed against that person.

(C) The Administrator shall be an Enforcement Officer within the meaning of § 1.08.120(D) of this code.

(`78 Code, §1.08.074.) (Ord. 3338 § 3, 2021; Ord. 3312 § 3, 2020; Ord. 2333 § 1, 1997.)

Statutory reference:

For provisions authorizing cities to designate violations of municipal ordinances as infractions, see Cal. Gov’t Code § 36900

(A) The Animal Control Licensing Inspector is authorized by the City Council, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 832, 836.5 and 19d and subject to the provisions thereof, to arrest a person without warrant whenever the Animal Control Licensing Inspector has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has either violated a mandatory provision of Chapter 6.12 of this code in the presence of the Animal Control License Inspector or fails to correct a violation of the mandatory provisions of Chapter 6.12 of this code and therefore has committed an infraction which the Animal Control License Inspector has the discretionary duty to enforce.

(B) The Animal Control License Inspector is further authorized by the City Council to issue a Notice to Appear and to release such person on his or her written promise to appear in court, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5 and 853.6. Under no circumstances may the Animal Control License Inspector take the person to be arrested into custody. In the event that the person to be arrested demands to be taken before the Magistrate or refuses to provide his or her written promise to appear in court, the Animal Control License Inspector shall either summon a Corona police officer, explain the situation and request that the Corona police officer arrest the person and take the person into custody or seek assistance of the City Attorney and request that an infraction complaint be prepared and filed against that person.

(C) The Chief of Corona Police Department shall establish and cause to be administered a special enforcement training program in compliance with Cal. Penal Code § 832 and shall further instruct the Animal Control License Inspector regarding provisions of Title 6 to be enforced, the evidentiary prerequisites to proper prosecution for violations thereof, the appropriate procedures for making arrests or otherwise prudently exercising such arrest and citation authority and limitations attendant thereto. The Animal Control Licensing Inspector shall be appropriately instructed to file executed citations within the Police Department and such citations shall be filed with the Magistrate pursuant to § 1.08.070 of this code.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.076.) (Ord. 1924 § 1, 1989.)

(A) Subject to the provisions of subsection (D) of this section, Enforcement Officers (as defined by § 1.08.120) are authorized by the City Council, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 832, 836.5 and 19d and subject to the provisions thereof, to arrest a person without warrant whenever the Enforcement Officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has violated any provision of this code, or any code adopted by reference by this code, in the Enforcement Officer's presence or fails to correct a violation of this code, or any code adopted by reference by this code, and therefore has committed a misdemeanor or an infraction which the Enforcement Officer has the discretionary duty to enforce.

(B) Enforcement Officers are further authorized by the City Council to issue a Notice to Appear and to release such person on his or her written promise to appear in court, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5 and 853.6. Under no circumstances may an Enforcement Officer take the person to be arrested into custody. In the event that the person to be arrested demands to be taken before the Magistrate or refuses to provide his or her written promise to appear in court, the Enforcement Officer must either summon a Corona police officer, explain the situation and request that the Corona police officer arrest the person and take the person into custody or seek assistance of the City Attorney and request that an infraction complaint be prepared and filed against that person.

(C) In addition to the mandatory course of training prescribed by the Commission of Peace Officers standards pursuant to Cal. Penal Code § 832, the Chief of Corona Police Department shall establish and cause to be administered special enforcement training programs designed to instruct Enforcement Officers regarding provisions of this code to be enforced, the evidentiary prerequisites to proper prosecution for violations thereof, the appropriate procedures for making arrests or otherwise prudently exercising such arrest and citation authority and limitations attendant thereto. The Enforcement Officer shall be appropriately instructed to file executed citations within the Planning Department and such citations shall be filed with the Magistrate pursuant to § 1.08.070.

(D) Each Enforcement Officer shall have the authority specified in division (A) of this section to the extent that a particular Enforcement Officer's job description includes enforcement of particular provisions of this code and the Enforcement Officer has received the training required by applicable law and by the policies of the city development employing the Enforcement Officer. The City Manager may designate the specific enforcement authority for particular categories of Enforcement Officers.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.078.) (Ord. 2833 § 8, 2006; Ord. 1899 § 7, 1988; Ord. 1809 § 4, 1986.)

No warrant shall issue on such charge for the arrest of a person who has given such written promise to appear in court unless and until he or she has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail or has failed to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment or to comply with the terms and provisions of the judgment as required by law.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.080.)

Any person wilfully violating his or her written promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.090.)

When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in this chapter, the Magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his or her arrest within 20 days after his or her failure to appear as promised, or, if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a Magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date on which he or she promised to appear, then, within 20 days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a Magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense. When such person violates his or her promise to appear before an officer authorized to receive bail other than a Magistrate, the officer shall immediately deliver to the Magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense charged the written promise to appear and the complaint, if any, filed by the arresting officer.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.100.)

The provisions of this chapter relating to administrative penalties are in addition to all other legal remedies, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the city to address any violation of codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, resolutions, rules or other laws adopted by the city or other applicable state codes. Use of this chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the city. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the city from initiating a civil, criminal or other legal or equitable proceeding as an alternative to the proceedings set forth in the administrative penalties provisions of this chapter.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.110.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

As used in the provisions of this chapter relating to administrative penalties.

(A) The term "administrative citation" shall mean a written notice containing the information required in § 1.08.130 informing a responsible person of one or more violations of the city code and imposing an administrative fine or penalty.

(B) The term "Board of Zoning Adjustment" shall mean that body established by § 17.98.010.

(C) The term "city code" shall collectively mean any codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, resolutions, rules or other laws adopted by the city.

(D) The term "Enforcement Officer" shall mean any individual employed or otherwise charged by the city to enforce codes, ordinances, mandates, regulations, resolutions, rules or other laws adopted by the city.

(E) The term "non-emergency health or safety violation" shall mean a violation of any city code pertaining to building, plumbing, electrical or other similar structural or zoning issues which does not create an immediate danger to health or safety.

(F) The term "notice of violation" shall mean the written notice provided to a responsible person to inform such person of a non-emergency health or safety violation(s) and to advise such person of the date that such violation(s) must be corrected in order to avoid the imposition of an administrative fine or penalty.

(G) The term "responsible person" shall mean a natural person or legal entity who causes, maintains or allows a violation(s) of the city code to occur or continue by action or failure to act. A responsible person includes, but is not limited to, the owner, tenant, co-tenant, lessee, sublessee or other person with any right to possession of the property where a city code violation that is related to the use or condition of property occurs, the on-site manager who normally works daily at the site when the business is open and is responsible for the activities at such premises, and the owner, majority stockholders, corporate officers, trustees and general partners of a legal entity. There may be more than one responsible person for a violation.

(H) The term "violation" shall mean a violation of the city code other than a non-emergency health or safety violation.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.120.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

(A) Violation of the city code. Whenever an Enforcement Officer determines that a violation of the city code has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to issue a notice of violation or an administrative citation to any responsible person. A notice of violation or an administrative citation may include one or more city code sections that have been violated and may include violations for multiple days, if applicable.

(B) Non-emergency health or safety violation. Whenever an Enforcement Officer finds that a non-emergency health or safety violation of a non-transitory nature has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall first issue a notice of violation to any responsible person. The notice of violation shall provide a reasonable period of time of at least seven calendar days to correct or otherwise remedy the non-emergency health or safety violation prior to the issuance of an administrative citation. If the non-emergency health and safety violation is not corrected or otherwise remedied within the correction period specified in the notice of violation, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to issue an administrative citation in accordance with division (A) above. An administrative citation in accordance with division (A) above may also be issued without first issuing a written notice of violation if the responsible party has already been verbally warned or has been noticed for the same violation in a previous case. For purposes of this section, a violation is of a "transitory nature" when the violation is of a temporary nature but has the likelihood of recurring, or is a violation that can be moved from place to place.

(C) Information contained in citation. Each administrative citation shall contain the following information:

(1) The date of the violation(s);

(2) The address or a definite description of the location where the violation(s) occurred;

(3) The section(s) of the city code violated and a description of the violation(s);

(4) A description of the action required to correct the violation(s);

(5) The type of penalty and the amount of the fine for the violation(s);

(6) A description of the fine payment process, including a description of the time within which and the place to which the fine shall be paid;

(7) An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the city code violation(s) described in the administrative citation;

(8) A description of the administrative citation review process, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the place from which an administrative hearing request form may be obtained;

(9) The name and signature of the citing Enforcement Officer;

(10) Any other information deemed necessary for enforcement or collection purposes.

(D) Service of citation. Service of the administrative citation shall be made by:

(1) Personal service on the responsible person by the Enforcement Officer in the same manner as a criminal citation under the city code; or

(2) Certified mail, return receipt requested. When certified mail is used, service shall be complete at the time the citation is deposited into the mail and addressed to the address of the responsible person.

(E) Separate offenses. Each and every day a violation of the city code exists constitutes a separate and distinct offense and shall be subject to a separate administrative fine or penalty.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.130.) (Ord. 2833 § 9, 2006; Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

The amount of the fines imposed pursuant to the administrative penalties provisions of this chapter shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.140.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

(A) The total amount of the fine specified on the administrative citation shall be paid to the Finance Department within 30 calendar days from the date of issuance of the administrative citation.

(B) A late payment fee of $20 shall be charged if the fine is not paid within 50 days from the date of issuance of the administrative citation.

(C) Payment of a fine under the administrative penalties provision of this chapter shall not excuse or discharge any continuation or repeated occurrence of the city code violation(s) that is the subject of the administrative citation.

(D) The city may use all available legal means to collect any past due fines and other related costs.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.150.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

(A) Any recipient of an administrative citation may contest that there was a violation of the City code or that he or she is a responsible person, as defined in Section 1.08.120(G). A recipient may request an administrative hearing pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this code.

(B) The person shall deposit the total amount of the fine specified on the administrative citation, or the timely filing of a Request for Advance Deposit Hardship Waiver form pursuant to Chapter 1.09, with the Finance Department at the time he or she returns the request for hearing form. No hearing shall be held unless and until the total amount of the fine specified on the administrative citation has been deposited.

(C) If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be affirmed, the City shall retain the fine amount deposited with the City pursuant to this section. If the City has approved a Request for Advance Deposit Hardship Waiver, the appellant shall immediately pay all amounts due and owing to the City, including, but not limited to, the fine amount and any costs of appeal.

(D) If the hearing officer determines that the administrative citation should be canceled, the City shall promptly refund all or any portion of the fine amount and costs of appeal deposited with the City pursuant to this section that applies to the canceled violation(s).

(`78 Code, § 1.08.160.) (Ord. 2883 § 2, 2007; Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

The administrative citation process described in this chapter does not preclude the city from recovering any costs incurred by the city in performing its code enforcement efforts pursuant to the city code, including, but not limited to, abatement costs and reinspection fees.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.170.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

Any person aggrieved by the administrative decision of the hearing officer may obtain review of the decision by filing with the court of competent jurisdiction over the matter, in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in the California Government Code, Code of Civil Procedure, or other applicable law."

(`78 Code, § 1.08.180.) (Ord. 2883 § 2, 2007; Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)

With the exception of a notice of violation, which may be served by first class mail, any and all other notices or decisions required to be given by the administrative penalties provisions of this chapter shall be served on the responsible party by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notices or decisions shall be addressed to the recipient at the last known address for that person, including any address provided on the forms required by the administrative penalties provisions of this chapter. Personal service may be substituted for mailed notice at any time. Actual notice shall be deemed adequate notice regardless of the method of service. Failure to receive any notice specified in the administrative penalties provisions of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any proceedings conducted hereunder.

(`78 Code, § 1.08.190.) (Ord. 2534 § 1, 2001.)