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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5212-04/28/2014Prepared by Carol Nemmers, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323. ORDINANCE NO. 5212 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2007 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, BY REPLACING SUBSECTION E, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, OF SECTION 2, MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS, OF CHAPTER 3, GENERAL PENALTY, OF TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: That Subsection E, Administrative Fees, of Section 2, Municipal Infractions, of Chapter 3, General Penalty, of Title 1, Administration, is hereby replaced as follows: TITLE 1 CHAPTER 3 GENERAL PENALTY 1-3-2: MUNICIPAL INFRACTIONS: E. Administrative Fees: If an officer of the code enforcement division is required in the same calendar year to issue a second notice of violation, municipal infraction citation, and/or a notice of abatement for IPMC violations to a property owner for an offense at the same property, an administrative fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) will be charged to the property owner in addition to any other fines, fees, penalties or costs imposed, and for additional notices or citations in the same calendar year the administrative fee shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00). The City Clerk shall mail a statement of the administrative fee to the last known address of the owner and/or person in possession of the property as shown by the records of the county. Notice shall be by ordinary mail. Said statement shall be due and payable upon mailing and shall become delinquent if not paid within ten (10) days of the mailing date of the notice as evidenced by the date of said mailing. Any delinquent fees may be assessed against the property for collection in the same manner as a property tax, as provided in state law. A party who wishes to contest the administrative fee may file an appeal in the manner prescribed by subsection 7 -5B -6C of this code. This provision is not limited to repeat offenses, but is intended to apply to any subsequent notice, citation, or Abatement Order as set forth above, that is issued by a code enforcement officer in the same calendar year in respect of the same property. (Ord. 4920, 7-14-2008; amd. Ord. 4948, 6-22-2009) INTRODUCED: April 14, 2014 PASSED 1St CONSIDERATION: April 14, 2014 PASSED 2nd CONSIDERATION: April 21, 2014 PASSED 3rd CONSIDERATION: April 28, 2014 Ordinance No. 5212 Page 2 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of April, 2014. ATTEST: 9 � C Suzy Shares, CMC City Cl rk Ernest G. Clark, Mayor CERTIFICATE I, Suzy Schares, City Clerk of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, do hereby certify that the preceding is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 5212 as passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 28th day of April, 2014. Witness my hand and seal of office this 28th day of April, 2014. SEAL Suzy Sc res, CMC City Cle k