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30.01.070 Federal Preservation Projects - Civil Fines.

Label: City code section

(Replaced by Ordinance 174180; amended by Ordinances 186028 and 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A.  An owner who fails to comply with any of the requirements or procedures specified in this Chapter, must pay a civil fine.  The fine will be calculated in relation to the costs and damages caused by the owner’s failure to comply, up to full replacement costs of each project-based Section 8 housing unit lost.  Such civil fines are payable into a housing replacement fund to be established and managed by the City.  If the civil fine is not received within the timeframes specified in the administrative rules governing this Chapter, the City may commence enforcement proceedings.
  2. B.  Any civil fines received will be used only for creating replacement housing serving households at or below 50 percent MFI.
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