1.40.030 Enforcement actions.
A. Enforcement actions may, but are not required to, be taken according to the following order of precedence:
1. Voluntary compliance.
2. Notice of violation and order of corrective action according to LMC 1.40.050.
3. Citation for a civil infraction.
4. Citation for a criminal violation whenever the violator fails to meet the deadline of the notice of violation, the violator is a repeat offender, the violation poses an immediate or serious threat to the public health and safety, or the department director determines that the violation is sufficiently egregious to warrant a criminal citation.
B. In addition to or as an alternative to any of the enforcement actions listed above, civil penalties may be imposed against a responsible party.
C. Where a code section designates a violation as a civil infraction, a civil infraction citation may be issued without regard to the order of precedence in subsection (A) of this section.
D. Where a code section designates a violation as a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor the city may issue a criminal citation without regard to the order of precedence in subsection (A) of this section.
E. Where a code section provides for issuance of a stop work order or the right of the city to stop work or activity, the city may issue such stop work order or stop work or activity without regard to the order of precedence in subsection (A) of this section.
F. In addition to, or in lieu of, any other enforcement action, any nuisance may be abated as prescribed in LMC Title 10.
G. A department director may take any enforcement action without regard to precedence, or any available legal recourse provided by law, to eliminate or end an emergency. (Ord. 3274 § 3, 2017; Ord. 3197 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2796 § 6, 2009)