1.14.160 Compliance enforced by lawsuit, correction, or recording of a notice of violation.
In addition to imposing additional civil or criminal penalties, when a violation has not been abated within 30 days after conviction of the violator or 30 days after the deadline set in a notice and order or any order upholding such an order any or all of the following remedies may be pursued:
A. An equitable action to enjoin and abate the violation either as a public nuisance or as a continuing violation of this chapter.
B. The Code Compliance Officer or department director may cause the violation to be brought into compliance. The property owner shall pay the costs of bringing the property into compliance within 60 days of the date the work necessary to bring the violation into compliance is completed. If not paid within 60 days, the costs incurred shall be recorded as a lien against the property or otherwise collected as provided in Section 1.14.230, Collection of Costs and Penalties. The City and its contractors shall have a right of entry to perform this work under the circumstances set out in this section. This right of entry may be enforced by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. If a lien is imposed and satisfied and any costs incurred by the City paid, any excess proceeds shall be paid to the owner.
C. The Code Compliance Officer may record a notice of violation in the real property records of King County. The notice shall describe the violation and its duration at the date of filing, the law or regulation violated, a brief description of the corrections needed to comply with the law or regulation, a legal description of the property on which the violation occurred, the owner of the property on which the violation occurred, if known, or a statement that the owner is not known, and the City official with the authority to file a notice stating that the violation had been corrected.
1. If the violation is corrected, the property owner shall request that the Code Compliance Officer record a notice that the violation has been corrected.
2. Within 15 days of receiving such a request, the Code Compliance Officer shall determine if the violation has been corrected. If the violation has been corrected, the Code Compliance Officer shall record a notice in the King County real property records stating that the violation has been corrected and refer to the volume and page in which the notice of violation is recorded. If the violation has not been corrected, the Code Compliance Officer shall notify the property owner of the actions necessary to correct the violation within 30 days of the property owner’s request.
D. The Code Compliance Officer may request that the Finance Director, his or her designees, or his or her successor, suspend or revoke a City of Redmond business license held by a violator where the business was involved in the violation or the violation occurred on the premises or property of the business. (Ord. 1935 § 13, 1997).