Ord 2020-011 Muni Code Penalties for Code Violations

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further proceedings under this Chapter or any other lawful authority to achieve the enforced correction, removal or abatement of the violation. (e) A responsible party may appeal the imposition of any penalty or the amount of such penalty by filing a request for hearing form in accordance with the provisions of Section 1-12-425 of this Chapter. (f) Each and every day during any portion of which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation. A penalty may continue to accrue on a daily basis until the violation is corrected, up to a maxifnw:n amount of Five Thousan O . (g) Administrative penalties shall not be assessed at more than five thousand dollars ($5, 000.00) cumulatively per calendar year for a single-family home for any single violation which is accruing due to failure to correct. (g) (h) Any penalty is a debt owed to the City. In addition to all other means of enforcement, any penalty may be enforced as a personal obligation of the responsible party. If the violation is in connection with real property, any penalty may be enforced by imposition of a lien or special assessment upon the real property. Any lien or special assessment imposed upon the real property shall remain in effect until the penalty is paid in full. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE 1. San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 7-5-105 Chapter 1 Section 114.4 is hereby amended as follows (with additions in italics and deletions in triket' fough): "CHAPTER 7-5-105 ENFORCEMENT AND ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION. SECTION 114. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. 114.4 PENALTY. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Code is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $ 1,000 (one thousand dollars) or- by imprisonment for- not more than six months, or- by beth such fine and impr-isen-ent a fine in accordance with California Government Code section 36900. The provisions of this Section are in addition to and independent of any other sanctions, penalties or costs which are or may be imposed for a violation of any of the provisions of this Code. SECTION 4. CEQA. Approval of the ordinance is exempt from further environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. As a series of text amendments and additions, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. ORDINANCE NO. 2020-011