West Sacramento Municipal Code Art. I Code Enforcement Fees

The following constitute the fees payable to the city by the owner of a building or property covered by this code:

A. Reinspection Fee. Following issuance of a notice to abate for a violation of the provisions of this code, upon reinspection of a building or property to determine whether corrective action has been satisfactorily completed, and upon a determination that corrective action has not been successfully completed by the time of such reinspection, for each reinspection there shall be a reinspection fee levied against the owner(s) in an amount established by resolution of the city council. There shall be no inspection fee charged for an inspection caused by any service request if no violation is discovered.

B. Notice to Abate Fee. Where a violation continues to exist following the first reinspection as provided herein, there shall be a fee levied against the owner(s) in an amount established by resolution of the city council. Reinspections occurring thereafter to determine whether corrective action has been satisfactorily completed shall be charged to the owner(s) in the amount of the reinspection fee described above for each subsequent inspection required to determine compliance with this code.

C. Building Permit Fee. Where issuance of a building permit is required under the building code in order to complete work required by a notice to abate, which has been issued under this code, such permit shall be obtained from the city's building official, and the fee therefor shall be paid to the city in the same amount as would be applicable under the current fee schedule for city building permits.

D. Building Permit Surcharge. Where a building permit is required under the building code to complete work required by a notice to abate issued under this code, there shall be imposed in addition to the building permit fee, a building permit surcharge in an amount established by resolution of the city council.

E. Hourly Rate. Where the city manager finds that additional costs of enforcement are not otherwise recovered by the fees levied by this code in association with a building or property found to constitute a violation, the additional cost of enforcement be levied at the hourly rate established by resolution of the city council, rounded to the nearest hour for each city official involved.

F. Contract Administrative Fee. For all private contracts entered by the city manager for work authorized under this code, in addition to the contract price, there shall also be authorized as an additional cost of enforcement charged to the owner(s), fifteen percent of the contract price as a contract administrative fee.

G. Small Claims Collection Fee. For any amounts due and unpaid, and which are referred to the city finance manager for collection under this code, a fee in an amount established by resolution of the city council shall be levied to cover costs of small claims court filing and administration.

H. Appeal Fee. The fee for all appeals taken under this code shall be in an amount established by resolution of the city council.

I. Late Fee. If a fee has not been received by the date upon which it is due under this code, there shall be imposed a late fee of twenty-five percent per annum of the fee, but not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars.

J. Notice Fee. The owner shall be charged for the city's postage or mileage costs for sending or posting notices required to be given pursuant to this code.

K. The fees set forth in Section 19.15.001 may be waived or reduced by the hearing officer, appeals board, or city council, in that sequence, upon a showing of cause.

(Ord. 03-1 § 2; Ord. 12-11 § 3)