A. The primary goal of enforcement is to achieve compliance with the regulations listed in RMC 1.14.030.A, Applicability, to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

B. Where a person complies with all of the following criteria, based on the information available to staff: (1) the alleged violation is a first violation, (2) the alleged violation is inadvertent and was done without an oral or written warning or notice from city staff, (3) the person cooperates with staff in its investigations including answering staff requests for information fully and truthfully, (4) the person stops the alleged violation immediately when informed of the alleged violation, (5) the person corrects the alleged violation and any resulting damage promptly and in compliance with any agreements with staff or any notices and orders, (6) no significant damage occurs, and (7) the violation does not cover more than a small geographic area which is no case is more than 5,000 square feet; penalties should not be imposed and no other enforcement action should occur. An exception to this subsection is where the City has established mandatory monetary penalties for specific violations, then these penalties shall be paid.

C. These policies shall not be enforceable by any private party nor shall any person avoid prosecution or any penalty due to noncompliance with this policy. (Ord. 1935 § 4, 1997).