Chapter 19.20
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
19.20.010 Code compliance required.
19.20.030 Joint and several responsibility and liability.
19.20.040 Separate offense – Scope of prohibited acts.
19.20.050 Computation of time.
19.20.010 Code compliance required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with the requirements of the city’s municipal code. Code compliance and violations may be enforced pursuant to this title, other provisions of the code, or as otherwise available under state and federal law. (Ord. 1005 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021).
19.20.020 General provisions.
(1) The code enforcement officer shall have the authority to administer and enforce this title and is authorized to adopt procedures, rules or guidelines; conduct inspections; and prepare the forms necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. The code enforcement officer may seek assistance from city departments, other public agencies or private contractors to resolve code violations.
(2) No provision or any term used in this title is intended to impose any duty upon the city, nor any of its officers, employees, or agents, which would subject them to damages in a civil action.
(3) The provisions of this title detailing administration of code compliance procedures are not to be construed as creating a substantive basis for appeal or a defense of any kind to an alleged violation.
(4) The provisions of this title authorizing the enforcement of noncodified ordinances are intended to assure compliance with conditions of approval on plats, conditional use or special use permits, zone reclassifications and other similar permits or approvals which may have been granted by ordinances which have not been codified, and to enforce new regulatory ordinances which are not yet codified.
(5) The code enforcement officer may modify or revoke any action under this title taken by the city if the city’s action was incomplete or issued in error, or in response to new information or a change in circumstances.
(6) In the event of a conflict between a provision of this title and any other provision of the NPMC or city ordinance, the more restrictive provision shall apply as determined by the code enforcement officer. (Ord. 1005 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021).
19.20.030 Joint and several responsibility and liability.
Responsibility for violations of the codes enforced under this chapter is joint and several, both as to duty to correct and to payment of monetary penalties and costs, and the city is not prohibited from taking action against a party where other persons may also be potentially responsible for a violation, nor is the city required to take action against all persons potentially responsible for a violation. (Ord. 1005 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021).
19.20.040 Separate offense – Scope of prohibited acts.
(1) Any person violating the code is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion of any day in which any violation of this code is committed, continued, or permitted by any such person, and such person is punishable accordingly.
(2) Whenever in the code or ordinances of the city any act or omission is made unlawful, such act shall include causing, allowing, permitting, aiding, abetting, suffering or concealing the fact of such act or omission. (Ord. 1005 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021).
19.20.050 Computation of time.
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by this code, the day of the act, event or default from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, in which event the period shall run until the end of the next day which is neither a Saturday, Sunday, nor legal holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation. (Ord. 1005 § 2 (Exh. A), 2021).