Riverside Municipal Code Ch. 3.31 Administrative Charges

The City Council hereby finds and determines that it is appropriate and necessary to require the recovery of costs and expenses incurred by the City for the enforcement of various provisions of this Code relating to the public's health, safety and welfare from those whose action or inaction caused, allowed or permitted such condition to exist. By this chapter, the City Council desires to provide for the imposition and collection of administrative and other charges relating to the enforcement of various provisions of this Code and abatement proceedings authorized thereby.

(Ord. 5920 § 1, 1991)

Each person, firm, partnership, association, company or organization of any kind owning, leasing, occupying or otherwise having any interest in any property, whether personal or real, which is subject to an investigation for a nuisance and an abatement proceeding pursuant to this Code shall pay to the City a charge to reimburse the City for costs incurred in the investigation, inspection, enforcement and administration of the abatement proceedings, in addition to any charges incurred for the actual abatement of the nuisance. The charges as imposed hereby shall be in such amount as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

(Ord. 5920 § 1, 1991)

The charges as imposed by Section 3.31.020 shall be deemed a debt to the City and may be collected as any civil debt owed the City in any court of competent jurisdiction or may be imposed as a lien upon the respective lot or property pursuant to the procedures authorizing such abatement.

(Ord. 5920 § 1, 1991)