A. Applicability of this Section. This Section 1.12.060 shall only apply when the municipal code violation pertains to building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar structural or zoning issues that do not create an immediate danger to health or safety (hereinafter “correction condition”).

B. Correction Period. An offender shall have at least ten calendar days to correct or otherwise remedy a correction condition prior to the issuance of an administrative citation and the imposition of a fine. A correction period longer than ten calendar days may be granted if deemed necessary by the enforcement official.

C. Correction Notice. Upon discovery of a correction condition, the enforcement official shall issue a written correction notice to the offender by personal service or by registered or certified mail to the offender’s last known address. Such notice shall refer to the code section(s) violated and describe how the offender violated the code section(s). The correction notice shall also describe the action necessary to correct the violation and state the final date by which the correction must be completed, which shall not be less than ten calendar days from the date the correction notice is issued. In addition, the correction notice shall include a warning that failure to correct the violation may result in the imposition of an administrative fine and shall state the amount of the fine imposed for the violation.

D. Procedure Upon Expiration of Correction Period. If the offender remedies the correction condition within the period set forth in the correction notice, the enforcement official may issue the offender a notice of compliance. If the offender does not remedy the correction condition within the period set forth in the correction notice, the enforcement official may issue the offender an administrative citation pursuant to Section 1.12.050. (Ord. 2006-09 § 1, 2006)