(1) The City Administrator, or designee, is authorized to enforce this chapter and the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards. The City Administrator, or designee, shall have the power to issue written and oral interpretations of the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards and to adopt and enforce administrative procedures in order to clarify the application of the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards. The City Administrator, or designee, is authorized to issue stop work orders as needed in the enforcement of this chapter and the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards.

(2) Any violation of this chapter or the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). Each violation and each day that a violation exists is a separate infraction. For purposes of this section, defects in design or construction that are corrected within the time established for correction by the City shall not constitute a violation. Construction in accordance with a City-approved variance or deviation from the standards is not a violation of this chapter or the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards.

(3) Any uncorrected violation of the Public Improvement Design and Construction Standards shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated as provided in Chapter 8.15 MMC.

(4) The City’s rights and remedies under this chapter are not exclusive. The City may pursue all other rights and remedies provided under applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances to address violations. [Ord. 977 § 3 (Exh. B), 2023.]