Chapter 17.08
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS
Sections:
17.08.010 Authority to Enforce
17.08.020 Penalties for Violations
17.08.030 Authority to Enact an Order
17.08.040 Service of Orders or Fines
17.08.050 Extensions
17.08.060 Right of Entry
17.08.010 Authority to Enforce.
The City of Lake Stevens authorizes department directors, law enforcement officials, and any official City designee use of this Title to enforce against violations of, and/or failure to comply with the regulations of, any provisions of the Lake Stevens Municipal Code.
17.08.020 Penalties for Violations.
It is unlawful to knowingly or willfully violate any provision of, or to create, allow, or perpetuate any violation of, the Lake Stevens Municipal Code, or to fail to comply with any of the regulations. Civil actions may be imposed in combination with, or independent of, other civil actions or criminal actions as appropriate and necessary.
17.08.030 Authority to Enact an Order.
The director of any department of the City of Lake Stevens or his designee has the authority to enact an official order and direct the service of such order for violations of, and/or failure to comply with the regulations of, any applicable City code or other code for which the City has assumed partial or whole enforcement responsibility. Directors or their designees may jointly enact an order when a violation pertains to more than one department.
17.08.040 Service of Orders or Fines An order may be served by mailing the order to the last known address of the responsible person.
If the City is unable to locate the responsible person, the order may be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.
17.08.050 Extensions.
Extensions of the time specified in an order for correction of a violation may be granted at the discretion of the applicable department director or by order of the court if the cause for the extension is reasonable or necessary.
17.08.060 Right of Entry.
A. The director of any City department, appointed designee, or law enforcement personnel, while acting within their official capacity, may enter any property in the following situations:
1. to order an activity or condition which is in violation of the code to cease, or to abate such violation, when the violation creates an immediate danger to the health or safety of the public;
2. to investigate a possible violation with the permission of the owner or any person with interest in the property;
3. when acting in the course or a regular health or safety inspection of public entities, and during open hours with the permission of the property owner;
4. when acting with a court order or court ordered warrant;
5. when acting as a condition of an order or agreement with the responsible person; or
6. when the applicable department director attempts to locate the responsible person to notify him/her of a possible violation.
B. Official personnel shall show proper identification or credentials when requesting entry onto a property.
C. Whenever a property is unoccupied, reasonable effort shall be made to locate the owner or person in control of the property, before lawfully entering a property. (Ord. 604, Sec. 11, 1999)