Santa Cruz Municipal Code Ch. 4.28 Code Enforcement Civil Penalties and Cost Recovery Fund

The city council finds that there is a need to create and maintain a funding source for the administration and operation of code enforcement activities in the city. In order to effectively administer such activities as nuisance abatement, inspections and reinspections, imposition of liens and special assessments on real property, administrative hearings related thereto, departmental code enforcement cost reimbursement, and other activities to enhance and improve code enforcement for the public safety and welfare, the establishment of a code enforcement civil penalties and cost recovery fund is essential.

(Ord. 2018-01 § 4 (part), 2018: Ord. 2000-17 § 2 (part), 2000).

There shall be established a code enforcement civil penalties and cost recovery fund which shall be administered by the finance director and shall consist of all monies collected by the imposition of fines, civil penalties, nuisance abatement recovery monies and all other costs and reimbursements recovered by code enforcement actions.

(Ord. 2018-01 § 4 (part), 2018: Ord. 2000-17 § 2 (part), 2000).

All funds collected from code enforcement actions shall be deposited into a separate fund and used for the supplemental financing of code enforcement programs or, where appropriate, to reimburse the department responsible for the subject code enforcement action.

(Ord. 2018-01 § 4 (part), 2018: Ord. 2000-17 § 2 (part), 2000).