Ch1.§5-7 · City of Nowthen public records

(a) All penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the City of Nowthen. (b) A late payment fee of 10% can be assessed for each thirty (30) day period, or part there-of, that the fine remains unpaid after the due date. (c) The city council may adopt a schedule of fees to be paid to administrative hearing officers, up to, and including the actual cost to hold the hearing. In the event the administrative hearing officer makes any finding that the property owner has violated any of the City's ordinances, the City shall require the property owner to pay for such fees to hold the hearing. (d) Notwithstanding the maximum penalty limitation set forth in Section 1-5-3 of this Ordinance, if a responsible party or property owner is charged with a subsequent administrative offense within twelve (12) months after payment of an administrative penalty for the same or a substantially similar offense, the administrative penalty for the subsequent offense shall be $1,250. (e) During the time the fee remains unpaid, no city approval will be granted for a license, permit, or other city approval sought by the responsible party or the property owner. (f) The city may suspend or revoke a city-issued licensed, permit, or other approval associated with any administrative offense, subject to any applicable procedural requirements contained in state or local laws as it relates to the adverse action against such city-issued license, permit, or other approval. Suspension or revocation of a license, permit, or other approval is authorized regardless of whether penalties are imposed for the violation. (g) The city reserves the authority to use the abatement process as outlined in Chapter 3 Section 1 Subsection 8 of the Nowthen city code, in lieu of or in addition to the process as outlined in this chapter.

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