1.21.040 Issuance.
A. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Chapter 1.20, any person violating any provision of the Atherton Municipal Code, other town ordinances, applicable state codes, conditions on entitlements, and/or land use approvals, including any provision that pertains to building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural or zoning issues, may, in the town’s discretion, be issued an administrative citation by an enforcement officer. Before the imposition of any administrative fines, the enforcement officer shall allow a reasonable time period not to exceed fourteen calendar days, unless the enforcement officer determines that a longer time period is reasonably warranted and/or necessary under the circumstances, for the person to correct or otherwise remedy the violation.
B. Every person who applies for and receives any type of land use approval or entitlement shall comply with all conditions imposed upon the issuance of such approval or entitlement. Violation of any condition may be subject to an administrative fine in accordance with this chapter.
C. Each and every day a violation exists shall be a separate and distinct violation and may be subject to a separate fine.
D. An administrative citation shall be on a form approved by the city manager and shall contain the following information:
1. Name and address of the responsible person;
2. Date, time, and address or definite description of the location where the violation was observed;
3. The relevant provision violated and a description of the violation;
4. A description of the action required to correct the violation and an explanation of the consequences for failure to correct the violation;
5. An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the violation;
6. The amount of the fine for the violation;
7. An explanation of how and when to pay the fine;
8. A reasonable time period not to exceed fourteen calendar days, unless the enforcement officer determines that a longer period of time is reasonably warranted and/or necessary under the circumstances, within which the responsible person may correct the violation without being subject to a fine;
9. Notification of the right to appeal, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the place to obtain a request for hearing form to appeal the administrative citation;
10. Notification of the right to request a hardship fee waiver;
11. The name and signature of the enforcement officer; and
12. The date the citation was issued. (Ord. 585 § 1 (part), 2010)