3.06.020 Purpose and Intent.
The purpose of this chapter, relating to administrative penalties, is to provide alternative remedies to address acts or omissions as set forth in Section 3.06.040. Violations may be corrected, abated, or addressed in a number of ways. It is the intent of this chapter to provide the City of Montague with an additional remedy to correct violations and where necessary, to penalize violators for failure to comply with City Codes and Ordinances.
A. This chapter is adopted in order to achieve the following goals:
1. To protect the public health, safety and welfare of the community and citizens in the City of Montague; and
2. To provide for an administrative process for the imposition of penalties and for a process to appeal the imposition of administrative penalties; and
3. To provide for a method to penalize responsible parties who fail or refuse to comply with provisions of the City Code, ordinances or conditions of entitlement in the City of Montague; and
4. To minimize the expense and delay where the alternative remedy is to pursue responsible parties in the civil or criminal justice system.
B. All final administrative orders made pursuant to the procedures set forth in this chapter shall be subject to review only as provided for in Government Code Chapter 53069.4. (Ord. 13-05, 2013)