15.09.020 Notice and order – Issuance and contents.
A. Whenever the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer has reason to believe that violation of any development regulation will be most equitably terminated by an administrative notice and order proceeding, he/she may issue a written notice and order directed to the owner or operator of the source of the violation, the person in possession of the property where the violation originates, or the person otherwise causing or responsible for the violation.
B. The notice and order shall contain, and the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer is authorized to require, the following:
1. The street address, when available, and a legal description of real property and/or description of personal property sufficient for identification of where the violation occurred or is located;
2. A statement that the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer has found the recipient to be in violation of a development regulation together with a citation to the standard, code provision, or requirement violated and a brief description of the conditions found to be in violation;
3. A statement of the corrective action required to be taken to remedy the violation and the date by which the corrective action shall be completed by the recipient (“compliance date”);
4. A statement specifying the amount of any civil penalty assessed on account of the violation and, if applicable, the conditions on which assessment of such civil penalty is contingent;
5. Statements advising any of the following, to the extent that the community development director, town planner or code enforcement officer chooses any as a remedy:
a. If any required work is not commenced or completed within the times specified, which may be immediately if circumstances warrant, the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer may abate the violation as a public nuisance and charge the costs thereof as a joint and separate personal obligation of any person in violation to the extent permitted by law; and
b. If any assessed civil penalty is not paid, the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer may charge the amount of the penalty as a joint and separate personal obligation of any person in violation; and/or
c. If any required compliance is not commenced or completed within the times specified, which may be immediately if circumstances warrant, the community development director, town planner, or code enforcement officer may proceed with a permit suspension or revocation;
6. A statement advising that the notice and order shall become final unless, no later than 21 days after the notice and order are served, any person aggrieved by said order requests in writing an appeal before the town council. [Ord. 618 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022.]