32.04.050 Civil penalty.

In addition to or as an alternative to any other judicial or administrative remedy provided herein or by law, any person who violates any land use or public health ordinance, or rules and regulations adopted thereunder, or by each act of commission or omission procures, aids or abets such violation, shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in Table 32.04.050; however, civil infractions of Chapter 17.10 RCW shall be subject to civil penalty as provided in WAC 16-750-020 and shown in Table 32.04.050-1. Each day may constitute a new violation. All civil penalties assessed will be enforced and collected in accordance with the lien, personal obligation, and other procedures specified in this title or as authorized by law.

 

TABLE 32.04.050

The penalties assessed against the violations are grouped for first and subsequent violations within any five (5) year period as follows:

Violation

First Violation

Subsequent Violation

Building without permit

$250

$500

Occupancy without approval

250

500

Dangerous structure

250

500

Grading without permit

100

250

No erosion control

500

1,000

Wetland protection

500

1,000

Surface mining

500

1,000

Water quality controls

250

500

Site plan

250

500

Auto wrecking

250

500

Setback

100

250

Sign

100

250

Occupancy of travel trailer

100

250

Nuisance

100

250

Home business/occupation

250

500

Shoreline

500

1,000

Habitat

250

500

Violation of stop work order

500

1,000

Fireworks

500

1,000

All other violations

250

500

TABLE 32.04.050-1

Any owner knowing of the existence of any noxious weeds on the owner’s land who fails to control the noxious weeds will be assessed the following monetary penalties. The penalties are assessed per parcel, per noxious weed species, per day after expiration of the notice to control filed pursuant to RCW 17.10.170:

Any Class A noxious weed:

 

1st offense within five (5) years

750

 

2nd and any subsequent offense

1,000

Any Class B designated noxious weed in the noxious weed control region in which the land lies:

 

1st offense within five (5) years

500

 

2nd offense

750

 

3rd and any subsequent offense

1,000

Any Class B nondesignated noxious weed in the noxious weed control region in which the land lies; or any Class C noxious weed:

 

1st offense within five (5) years

250

 

2nd offense

500

 

3rd offense

750

 

4th and any subsequent offense

1,000

(Sec. 5 of Ord. 1977-12-51; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 1982-03-07; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 1989-08-34; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 1995-04-22; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 1998-11-17; Sec. 1 (Ex. A) of Ord. 1999-11-08; amended by Sec. 6 of Ord. 2002-09-05; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2006-09-13; amended by Sec. 9 of Ord. 2014-01-08; amended by Sec. 4 of Ord. 2017-08-08; amended by Sec. 7 of Ord. 2018-06-01)