8.18.080 Civil Penalty.
A. If the council or hearings officer finds that a property is chronic nuisance property and orders the owner to take some action to abate the nuisance, the police chief may impose upon the owner a civil penalty of up to $250.00 per day, payable to the city, for each day after the deadline the owner fails to take the action ordered.
B. If the council or hearings officer orders the owner to abate the nuisance, the police chief may impose upon the owner a civil penalty of five hundred dollars per incident for subsequent incidents, as defined by Section 3. B. 3, occurring on the property within six months of the order.
C. A civil penalty is assessed by issuing written notice of penalty to the owner of chronic nuisance property and the owner’s registered agent, if any is known. The notice shall contain the following information:
1. The street address or description sufficient for identification of the property;
2. That the police chief has found the owner has failed to take the action required by the council or hearings officer, or that after an order to abate the nuisance, a subsequent nuisance activity has occurred, with a concise description of the conditions leading to the police chief’s findings;
3. That the owner may request a hearing on the validity of the assessment of the penalty by filing a request with McMinnville municipal court within 14 days of the mailing of the notice. The request must specifically state the grounds upon which the owner believes that the penalty is not valid;
4. The penalty is final when 14 days have elapsed from the date of mailing the notice if a request for hearing is not filed, or upon entry of an order upholding the penalty by the municipal court after hearing.
D. The police chief shall not impose more than ten days of civil penalties at a time. The police chief may impose additional civil penalties after ten days by reissuing notice of imposition of penalties. (Ord. 4784 §8, 2003).