There is imposed upon each person who receives a notice of violation,
notice and order, or letter of correction of any provision or ordinance
codified in this Code, adopted building codes, or state law, a reinspection
fee, in such amounts as set forth from time to time by City Council
resolution, that may be assessed for each inspection or reinspection
conducted when the particular violation for which an inspection or
reinspection is scheduled is not fully abated or corrected as directed
by, and within the time and manner specified in, the notice or letter.
The fee shall not apply to the original inspection to document the
violations and shall not apply to the first scheduled compliance inspection
made after the issuance of a notice or letter, whether or not the
correction has been made. If a notice or letter has been previously
issued for the same violation and the property has been in compliance
with the law for less than six months, then the violation shall be
deemed a continuation of the original case and all inspections or
reinspection, including the first inspection for the repeated offense,
shall be charged a reinspection fee. This fee is intended to compensate
for administrative costs for unnecessary inspections, and not for
enforcement of the law. Any reinspection fees imposed shall be separate
and apart from any fines or penalties imposed for violation of the
law, or costs incurred by the City for the abatement of a public nuisance.
(2187 § 1, 1991; 2805 § 1, 2012)
