HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-55 - Amending Civil Fines and Penalties Pursuant to Section 1-40RESOLUTION NO. 10- 5 h. .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CIVIL
FINES AND PENALTIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 1-40
OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AND DECLARE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City has enacted Chapter II of Title 1 of the Costa Mesa
Municipal Code which allows for the assessment of a civil fine for violations of the
Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 1-40 provides that the fines and penalties shall be set by the
City Council resolution; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 97-81, the City Council originally set the fines and
penalties when the civil citation ordinance was first enacted in September 1997; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 00-60, the City Council reevaluated and set new
fines in July 2000; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has once again reevaluated the amount of the fines
and now wishes to set new specific fines and penalties for code violations:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa determines and orders as follows:
SECTION 1. The civil fines, penalties, and implementing provisions for violations
of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code pursuant to Title 1, Chapter II, shall be those as
specified in Schedule 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. These fines and penalties are subject to the provisions of said
Chapter II of Title 1 and shall remain in force until changed by a new resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6t" day of July, 2010.
Allan R. Mansoor, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Juli olcik, City Clerk K mberly all Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 10-55
and was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
at a regular meeting held on the 6t" day of July, 2010, by the following roll call
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MANSOOR, LEECE, BEVER, MONAHAN
NONE
FOLEY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 13" day of July, 2010.
C)i,
ULIE FOLC K, CITY CLERK
(SEAL)
Costa Mesa
SCHEDULE1
CIVIL FINES AND PENALTIES FOR
COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS
1. Fines for Violations of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code:
$150.00 First Violation
$300.00 Second Violation
$500.00 All other violations of the same code provision within a
one-year period of the first violation
2. Fines for Infraction Violations of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code: The fine for
violating a code provision that is specifically made an infraction under the
Municipal Code shall not exceed the fines imposed for infractions pursuant to
Section 1-33 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code.
3. Late payment penalties: A $25.00 late payment penalty shall be added to fines
.not paid within 30 days of their due date.
4. Collections: Fines that are delinquent for 60 days or more and total at least
$250.00 shall be processed through the abatement and/or assessment
procedures specified in Section 1-48 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code. All
other delinquent fines may be referred to a collection agency as determined by
the Director of Finance.