§ 5.77.090. Administrative remedies.

The following administrative remedies are authorized pursuant to San Mateo Ordinance Code Chapter 1.40.

(a)

Warning Notice. Before issuing an administrative citation, the Director of the Office of Sustainability or the Director's designee shall provide a warning notice which shall contain the following information:

1.

Date of the violation;

2.

Address or a definite description of the location where the violation occurred;

3.

Section of code that was violated and a description of the violation;

4.

Actions required to correct the violation;

5.

Date, at least fourteen (14) days after the notice, by which the violation must be corrected to avoid incurring penalties, abatement proceedings, or other enforcement;

6.

Amount of the potential penalty for the violation and the fact that penalties are imposed each day the violation exists; and

7.

Name and signature of the authorized individual issuing the citation.

(b)

Administrative Citation. Each administrative citation shall contain the following information:

1.

Date of the violation and any previous correspondence from the County regarding the violation, including the warning notice;

2.

Address or a definite description of the location where the violation occurred;

3.

Section of code that was violated and a description of the violation;

4.

Amount of the current and potential future penalties for the violation;

5.

Description of the penalty payment process, including a description of the time within which and the place to which the penalty shall be paid, and the fact that penalties are imposed each day the violation exists;

6.

Actions required to correct the violation;

7.

Order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the violation;

8.

Date, at least fourteen (14) days after the citation, by which the violation must be corrected to avoid abatement proceedings or other enforcement;

9.

Description of the appeal process, including the time within which the administrative citation may be contested and the Department and person from which a Request for Hearing Form to contest the administrative citation may be obtained; and

10.

Name and signature of the authorized individual issuing the citation.

(Ord. No. 04785, § 1, 10-31-2017)