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Any Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to gain compliance with all provisions <br />of this Code. These powers include the power to issue a notice of violation and administrative <br />penalties, as described below in Sections 1-12-410 and 1-12-415, the power to inspect public and <br />private property, and to seek and employ whatever remedies are available under this Code. <br />1-12-410 NOTICE OF VIOLATION. <br /> (a) Subject to subsection (e), below, whenever an Enforcement Officer finds that a <br />provision of this Code has been violated, including but not limited to a failure to comply with a <br />condition imposed by any agreement, entitlement, permit, license or environmental document <br />issued or approved by or on behalf of the City or failure to comply with any County, State or Federal laws the violation of which constitutes a public nuisance, and such officer determines to pursue administrative enforcement of the violation pursuant to this Chapter, he or she shall issue <br />the responsible party a written notice of the violation providing that the City will abate the <br />violation and providing the responsible party with an opportunity to appeal the notice of <br />violation and show cause at a hearing as to why such condition should not be abated by the City at the responsibly party’s expense (“notice of violation”). Failure to appeal pursuant to Section 1-12-425 of this Chapter constitutes a waiver of the right to appeal the notice of violation and a <br />failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Such notice of violation shall be served on the <br />Responsible party in the manner described in subsection (b), below. The Enforcement Officer <br />shall include in the notice of violation the following information: <br /> (1) The date and location of the violation, including the address or other definite description of the location where the violation occurred, or is occurring; <br /> (2) The sections of the Code being violated and a description of each such violation; <br /> (3) Actions required to correct or abate the violation, and the period of time during <br />which such required actions shall be commenced and completed, such period of time to be determined in the manner set forth in subsection (d), below. <br /> (4) A statement that the failure to correct and abate the violation, will result in the <br />Enforcement Officer ordering the violation or violations abated, and ordering that the responsible <br />party bear the costs of such abatement including all administrative costs incurred by the City. <br /> (5) An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of a violation of this <br />Code described in the notice of violation. <br /> (6) A statement that the responsible party may appeal the notice of violation by filing <br />with the City Clerk, on the form provided for that purpose, a request for hearing within fifteen <br />(15) calendar days of the date the notice of violation is served that includes the following <br />information: <br /> (i) If the responsible party appeals the notice of violation, the responsible party may appear before the Hearing Body and show cause why the violations and conditions specified in <br />the notice of violation should not be abated by the City at the responsible party’s expense. <br /> (ii) Upon failure to appear for the hearing, or the failure to correct and abate a <br />condition which is determined to constitute a violation, the Hearing Body may order the <br />156