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3 <br /> <br />a process for administrative relief before engaging the judicial system, the City Council finds <br />that an alternative method to compel compliance to be necessary. <br />(B) APPLICATION: In addition to those administrative penalties established in this code and the <br />enforcement powers granted in §10.20, supplemental administrative penalties are hereby <br />established. They may not proscribe administrative penalties for traffic offenses designated <br />by M.S. § 169.999, as it may be amended from time to time. The administrative procedures <br />and penalties in this section may, at the discretion of the City, be used for any violation of <br />the City Code or any violation of the terms and conditions of a City approval, including, but <br />not limited to, permits and licenses, required and granted under the City code. <br />Administrative citations are a non-criminal penalty which may be issued to a person or <br />business when City code is violated. The penalty includes a fine(s), which vary depending <br />on the nature of the violation. The issuance of administrative citations differs among various <br />sections of code based upon the nature, severity and frequency of the violation. Specific fee <br />amounts shall be established annually within the City fee schedule. <br />(C) EXCEPTIONS: Except as expressly provided in this section, the provisions of this section <br />may be used concurrently with or in addition to any other procedure or remedy, criminal or <br />civil, the City may pursue under City code, state law, or federal law. Nothing herein restricts <br />the right of the City to enter property immediately or to seek other remedies in emergency or <br />other situations as authorized by city code, state law, or federal law. Where differences occur <br />between provisions of this section and other applicable city code sections, this section <br />controls to the extent of such differences. No provision of the City Code that provides a <br />criminal procedure or penalty, or an administrative or civil procedure or penalty, for a <br />violation of the city code shall preclude the application of this section in its entirety to such <br />violation. The penalties and procedures provided in this section shall be applicable to every <br />section and chapter of the city code. The penalties and procedures provided by this section <br />shall apply to any amendment of the city code, whether such penalty is reenacted in the <br />amendment, unless otherwise provided in such amendment. Unless otherwise stated, any and <br />all subsequent administrative penalties issued upon the same property, for the same offense <br />and within the same calendar year, or for failure to correct a violation within the allotted <br />timeframe, shall cause the established fine to double over the amount of the previous penalty <br />imposed. <br /> <br />(D) ISSUING CITATIONS <br />(1) Any person with authority to seek compliance to the city code may, upon a reasonable <br />belief that there has been a violation of city code, issue an Administrative Citation to the <br />violator or party responsible for the violation via first class mail to the address of the <br />subject property, and to the owner according to County property records, if the address is <br />such owner is different. The citations shall state the nature of the violation, the date of <br />the violation, the name of the person authorized by the City Manager to issue such <br />citation, the amount of the civil administrative penalty, and the method of paying the <br />penalty, the required actions to remedy the violation, and the method for appealing the <br />citation.