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A. Authority. The code enforcement officer may issue a corrective action notice to the person responsible for a violation. The corrective action notice shall not impose civil or criminal penalties, and the corrective action notice is not subject to appeal. This section is not applicable to repeat violations as defined in EMC 1.20.030.

B. Content. A corrective action notice shall contain the following information to the extent known:

1. The address and/or location of the code violation.

2. A legal description of the real property or the Snohomish County tax parcel number where the violation occurred or is located, or a description identifying the property by commonly used locators.

3. The name(s) of the responsible person(s) and the property owner (if different than the responsible person).

4. A statement that the city has found the named person has or likely has committed code violation(s), and a brief description of the violation(s).

5. A statement of the specific authority (e.g., regulation, administrative order, ordinance, resolution, rule, permit condition, or other provision) that was or is being violated.

6. A statement that the corrective action notice represents a determination that code violation(s) have or likely have occurred, and that the responsible person may be subject to civil fines and/or criminal penalties.

7. A statement of the amount of the civil fine that may be assessed if the violation(s) are not corrected as required.

8. A statement of the corrective or abatement action(s) required to be taken and that all required permits to perform the corrective or abatement action must be obtained from the proper issuing agency.

9. A statement advising the responsible person of the responsible person’s duty to notify the city of all actions taken to achieve or address compliance with the corrective action notice.

10. A statement advising that a failure to correct the violation(s) cited in the corrective action notice may lead to additional enforcement actions, administrative orders, or the modification of any pending or existing city approvals. (Ord. 3901-22 § 2 (Exh. A), 2022.)