§ 1-6.506. Administrative Enforcement Order.

(a)

The decision of the administrative hearing officer shall be entitled "administrative enforcement order."

(b)

The administrative enforcement order shall become final on the date of service of the order.

(c)

The administrative enforcement order shall be served on all parties by any one of the methods listed in Section 1-6.205 of this Code.

(d)

The order shall be issued within thirty (30) days of the hearing, shall be in writing, and shall contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues presented.

(e)

The order shall require the administrative penalty to be paid within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the date of service of the order.

(f)

The order shall inform the owner that if the administrative penalty is not paid within the time specified, it may be made a personal obligation of the owner, it may also be made a lien against the property owned by the responsible party against whom the penalty was imposed, and may be collected by special assessment.

(g)

The order shall inform the responsible party against whom an administrative penalty has been imposed that any appeal of the hearing officer's decision must be filed with a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1094.5 and 1094.6.

(h)

The administrative hearing officer, as part of the administrative enforcement order, may reduce, waive or conditionally reduce penalties assessed by a notice and order or citation.

(i)

The hearing officer may also impose conditions and deadlines to correct the violations or require payment of any outstanding penalties.

(j)

The hearing officer may assess reasonable administrative costs.

(Added by Ord. 3102-C.S., § 1, effective 11-26-98)