10-5.6 Fine Reduction.
Upon Council confirming assessments for failure to abate a public nuisance, and if the property owner(s) reaches full voluntary compliance within the prescribed time periods as stated below, the City Manager shall have the authority to reduce the fine amount and release the recorded lien and documents, provided the reduced fine amount is paid in full prior to release of recorded lien and documents and provided that the property owner pays any cost for releasing the recorded lien and documents:
a. Full voluntary compliance within thirty (30) calendar days after date of Assessment Hearing, the City Manager has authority to reduce the fine amount to five (5%) percent of the total recorded lien amount;
b. Full voluntary compliance within thirty-one to sixty (31-60) calendar days after date of Assessment Hearing, the City Manager has authority to reduce the fine amount to ten (10%) percent of the total recorded lien amount;
c. Full voluntary compliance within sixty-one to ninety (61-90) calendar days after date of Assessment Hearing, the City Manager has authority to reduce the fine amount to twenty-five (25%) percent of the total recorded lien amount;
d. Full voluntary compliance within ninety-one to one hundred twenty (91-120) calendar days after date of Assessment Hearing, the City Manager has authority to reduce the fine amount to fifty (50%) percent of the total recorded lien amount;
e. No fine shall be reduced after one hundred twenty (120) calendar days.
f. Property owner(s) are required to contact Code Enforcement for a compliance inspection. One (1) inspection will be permitted and authorized every thirty (30) calendar days up until the one hundred twentieth (120) calendar day. If days thirty (30), sixty (60), ninety (90) and / or one hundred twenty (120) fall on a non-business day, a compliance inspection shall be allowed or scheduled on the next business day only.
g. In the event full voluntary compliance is achieved within one of the above mentioned time periods, the reduced fine amount must be paid in full or payment arrangements made and authorized by the City Manager within sixty (60) calendar days from date of compliance. If payment arrangements are made and authorized by the City Manager, all reduced fine amounts shall be paid in full within one (1) calendar year from date of compliance.
h. If payment is not made in full or payment arrangements are not made and authorized by the City Manager within sixty (60) calendar days from date of compliance, the reduced fine amount will be void and the original assessed and recorded amount shall be confirmed and due.
i. If the property owner(s) fails to adhere to the authorized payment arrangements, the reduced fine amount will be void and the original assessed and recorded amount shall be confirmed and due. (Ord. #188-2016)