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(a) The Code Enforcement Unit shall acquire jurisdiction to collect the final administrative civil penalty along with any and all Administrative Costs and/or Attorney’s fees associated therewith as follows:

(1) Within ten (10) calendar days after service of the Notice of Violation and Proposed Administrative Civil Penalty, if an appeal of the Code Enforcement Unit’s determination that a Violation has occurred, and/or an appeal of the amount of the administrative civil penalty, is not filed as set forth in this Chapter; or (Ord. 2138a, §1, 12/3/1996; Ord. 2272, 4/23/2002; Ord. 2576, § 5, 6/27/2017)

(2) Within twenty (20) calendar days after service of the Finding of Violation and Order Imposing Administrative Civil Penalty, if a request for judicial review of the Hearing Officer’s imposition of the final administrative civil penalty is not filed with the Humboldt County Superior Court as set forth in this Chapter and California Government Code Section 53069.4(b)(1)-(2); or (Ord. 2138a, §1, 12/3/1996; Ord. 2272, 4/23/2002; Ord. 2576, § 5, 6/27/2017)

(3) Within ten (10) calendar days after service of the Humboldt County Superior Court’s decision regarding the Hearing Officer’s imposition of the final administrative civil penalty, if the Court finds against the Appellant. (Ord. 2138a, §1, 12/3/1996; Ord. 2272, 4/23/2002; Ord. 2576, § 5, 6/27/2017)

(b) The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors may create a revolving fund or funds from which the Administrative Costs and Attorney’s Fees resulting from the enforcement of this Chapter may be paid, and into which the receipts from the collection of administrative civil penalties and the Costs associated therewith shall be paid. (Ord. 2576, § 5, 6/27/2017)

(c) The Planning Director, personally or through assistants so designated, is authorized to reduce and/or eliminate Administrative Costs, Attorney’s Fees, and/or administrative civil penalties and may enter into compliance agreement with Owner, Beneficial Owner, Occupier or any other person in charge or control of the property which reduce and/or eliminate Administrative Costs, Attorney’s Fees, and/or administrative civil penalties in exchange for compliance to correct or otherwise remedy the Violation to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare of the County residents. (Ord. 2585, § 6, 11/7/2017)