HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-018 - Schedule of Administrative Fines RESOLUTION NO. 2020-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
AMENDING THE SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
WHEREAS, Redding Municipal Code 1.13.070 provides that an enforcement officer of
the City of Redding charged with enforcement of the Redding Municipal Code ("RMC") shall
have authority to issue administrative citations to any persons responsible for violation of the
RMC; and
WHEREAS, RMC 1.13.090 provides that the amount of administrative fines imposed
shall be set forth in a schedule of fines established by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, RMC 1.13.090 further provides that the schedule of fines shall specify
increased fines for repeat violations of the RMC within thirty-six (36) months, and shall further
specify the amount of any late payment charges imposed for the payment of a fine after its due
date; and
WHEREAS, Government Code sections 53069.4 and 36900 establish parameters for the
amount of administrative fines and penalties which may be assessed for violations of ordinances
which are denominated as infractions; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2016, by Resolution 2016-074, the City Council adopted a
Schedule of Administrative Fines in accordance with RMC 1.13.090; and
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2018, by Resolution 2018-057, the City Council adopted a
Schedule of Administrative Fines in accordance with RMC 1.13.090; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2019, by Resolution 2019-019, the City Council adopted a
Schedule of Administrative Fines in accordance with RMC 1.13.090; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the RMC necessitate that the Schedule of Administrative
Fines be updated;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding
that the Schedule of Administrative Fines, are hereby amended and restated on the document
entitled "Schedule of Administrative Fines," attached hereto and made a part hereof, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in assessing the merits of any case, the
Administrative Hearings Board and Finance Director are hereby vested with authority to reduce
interest charges and establish a payment schedule for fines set forth in the Schedule of
Administrative Fines as the interests of justice may require; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Schedule of Administrative Fines attached
hereto and approved pursuant to this resolution shall be effective as of the date of its adoption. d
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 18th day of February, 2020, by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dacquisto, Schreder, Winter, and McElvain
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Resner
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ADAM McELVAIN, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PAMELA MIZE, City Jerk BAkXY E. DMA', ity Attorney
SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINES
CODE SECTION DESCRIPTION FINE
1.14.220 Interference With Abatement Work $200.00
1.15.170 Immediately Dangerous Building $500.00
Dangerous Building $250.00
Substandard Building $100.00
Public Nuisance $100.00
Blighted Property $100.00
Title 3 All Sections of Title 3 (Aircraft & Airports) $200.00
4.12.050 Violation of Chapter 4.12 - Transient Occupancy $500.00
Tax Obligations
4.12.140 Violation of Chapter 4.16 - Real Property Transfer $100.00
Tax Obligations
6.02.020 Conducting Business Without Business License 25% of
License Fee
6.02.080(A) Failure to Display Business License $100.00
Chap. 6.10 All Sections of Chap. 6.10 (Limited Ambulances) $100.00
Chap. 6.12 All Sections of Chap. 6.12 (Cannabis) $1,000.00
6.14.025 Failure to Post Card Room Hours of Operation $100.00
6.14.027 Unlawful Location of Gambling Establishment $500.00
6.14.029 Violation on Limit of Authorized Tables $250.00
6.14.030 Unlawful Card Room $500.00
6.14.070 Violation of License Regulations $250.00
6.14.100(A) Unregistered Employee of Card Room $250.00
6.14.110 Display of Identification Cards at Game Room $100.00
6.14.120 Unlawful Gaming of Employees at Card Rooms $100.00
6.14.130 Unlawful Loans to Customers $250.00
6.14.140 Unlawful Charges and Failure to Use Chips $100.00
6.14.150 Authorized Games and Supervision of Tables $100.00
6.14.160 Cheating $100.00
6.14.170 Unlawful Gaming by Prohibited Persons $100.00
6.14.180 Violation of State Laws $100.00
6.16.010 Burning Vehicles Prohibited $250.00
6.16.020 Junkyard and Wrecking Yard Building Requirements $100.00
6.22.010 Soliciting and Peddling Without Registration $250.00
6.22.030 Soliciting and Peddling When Signs Posted $100.00
Chap. 6.24 All Sections of Chap. 6.24 (Public Dances) $100.00
6.26.010 Violation of Bingo Regulations $100.00
6.28.020 Operation of Public Transportation Without Permit $500.00
6.28.110 Unlawful Parking or Regulated Vehicle $100.00
6.30.030 Secondhand Vending Without License $500.00
6.30.100 Failure to Retain Goods $250.00
6.30.110 Unlawful Alteration of Goods $250.00
6.32.020 Operation of Automobile for Hire Without Permit $500.00
6.32.080 Violation of Operator Rules $100.00
6.32.150 Collection Greater Than Established Fare $100.00
6.32.200 Operation Without Driver Permit $500.00
6.34.020 Operation of Close-Out Sale Without Permit $500.00
6.34.070 Failure to Post Close-Out Sale Permit $100.00
Chap. 6.36 All Sections of Chap. 6.36 (Handbills) $100.00
Chap. 6.38* All Sections of Chap. 6.38 (Redding Downtown Mall) $100.00
6.40.040 Installation of Cable Communications System $500.00
Without Franchise
7.04.020 Unlawful Tethering of Animal On Street $100.00
7.04.030 Maltreatment of Animal $500.00
7.04.040 Harassing of Police Dogs $250.00
7.04.050 Running At Large $100.00
7.04.060 Committing Nuisance in Public Area $100.00
7.04.070 Keeping of Animal in Unsanitary Condition $100.00
7.04.080 Enclosure Required $100.00
7.04.090 Public Nuisance Due to Noise $50.00
7.04.100 Hunting, Trapping or Keeping Wild Animals $100.00
7.04.110 Slaughterhouse Prohibited $100.00
7.04.120 Fowl and Gnawing Animals $100.00
7.04.130 Roosters and Peafowl $100.00
7.04.150 Number of Dogs or Cats in Dwelling $50.00
7.04.160 Unlawful Selling or Making Gifts of Animals $50.00
Chap. 7.08 All Sections of Chapter 7.08 (Bees) $100.00
7.12.020 Dogs in Public Parks and Malls $50.00
7.12.030 Failure to License Dog $50.00
7.12.060 Failure to Vaccinate Dog $50.00
7.12.110 Failure to Attach Proof of Licensure on Dog Collar $50.00
7.12.130 Other Tags Prohibited $50.00
7.12.140 Counterfeit Dogtag $100.00
7.12.160 Maintenance of Kennel Without License $100.00
7.12.180 Confinement of Puppies $50.00
Chap. 7.13 All Sections of Chap. 7.13 (Dangerous Dogs) $100.00
7.24.030 Molesting of Birds and Eggs in Sanctuary $100.00
9.01.030 Prohibition of Parties Where Minors Consume $250.00
Alcohol or Controlled Substances
Chap. 9.04 All Sections of Chap. 9.04 (Health and Sanitation) $100.00
Chap. 9.07 All Sections of Chapter 9.07 (Shopping Carts) $100.00
9.08.150 Failure to Remove Abandoned, Wrecked, Dismantled $250.00
or Inoperative Vehicle
Chap. 9.09 All Sections of Chap. 9.09 (Neglected Vacant Buildings) $250.00
Chap. 9.16 All Sections of Chap. 9.16 (Contagious or Infectious Diseases) $100.00
Chap. 9.20 All Sections of Chap. 9.20 (Fire Prevention) $250.00
Chap. 9.24 All Sections of Chap. 9.24 (Food and Food Handlers) $100.00
9.28.030 Accessibility to Rats Prohibited $100.00
9.28.040 Rubbish in Streets $100.00
9.28.050 Rubbish in drainage ditches $100.00
9.28.060 Garbage - Burning prohibited $100.00
9.28.070 Garbage -Accumulation prohibited $100.00
9.28.090 Private disposal $100.00
9.28.100 Depositing in unauthorized place $500.00
9.28.150 Receptacles required $50.00
9.28.170 Receptacles - Refuse $50.00
9.28.200 Receptacles - Cleanliness required $25.00
9.28.220 Wrapping Garbage $50.00
9.28.230 Clear path to receptacle $50.00
Chap. 9.38* All Sections of Chap. 9.38 (Burglary and Robbery $100.00
Alarm System)
Chap. 10.06 All Sections of Chap. 10.06 (Butane Resale) $500.00
Chap. 10.08 All Sections of Chap. 10.08 (Limits on Retail Sales of $500.00
Products Containing Ephedrine and Phenylpropanolamine
Chap. 10.18* All Sections of Chap. 10.18 (Prohibited Activities in $100.00
Public Areas
Chap. 10.19 All Sections of Chap. 10.19 (Unlawful Solicitation) $100.00
10.20.030 Time of Use of Park $50.00
10.20.040 Interference With Events $50.00
10.20.050 Failure to Exhibit Park Facilities Reservation Permit $100.00
10.20.060 Unlawful Selling or Advertising $100.00
10.20.070 Refuse $100.00
10.20.080 Smoking $100.00
10.20.090 Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages $100.00
10.20.100 Fires $250.00
10.20.120 Firearms, Air Guns, Other Weapons $250.00
10.20.130 Animals $100.00
10.20.150 Parking of Motorized vehicles $25.00
10.20.160 Prohibited Use on Trails and Sidewalks $25.00
10.20.170 Golf Restrictions $25.00
10.20.180 Sound Amplification Equipment $100.00
Chap. 10.21 All Sections of Chap. 10.21 (Certain Uses Restrict on $25.00
the Sacramento River Trail)
Chap. 10.22 All Sections of Chap. 10.22 (Sound Trucks) $50.00
Chap. 10.23* All Sections of Chap. 10.23 (No-Cruise Zone Loitering) $50.00
Chap. 10.24* All Sections of Chap. 10.24 (Motorcycles - Off Highway $50.00
Motor Vehicles)
Chap. 10.25* All Sections of Chap. 10.25 (Alcoholic Beverages in $100.00
Public Areas)
Chap. 10.26* All Sections of Chap. 10.26 (Sacramento River Area $100.00
Regulations)
10.28.010 Injury to, or defacing of, public property $500.00
Chap. 10.30 All Sections of Chap. 10.30 (Injuring Library or Museum $500.00
and Art Center Property)
10.32.010 Willful Destruction or Removal of Public Monument $500.00
10.34.010 Injury to Lamps and Guides $500.00
10.38.010 Obstruction of Water and Stormwater Channel $250.00
Chap. 10.40 All Sections of Chap. 10.40 (Unlawful Camping) $50.00
10.50.020* Curfew Restrictions $50.00
10.50.030(A)*Daytime Loitering During School Hours $50.00
10.50.030(B)*Daytime Loitering During School Hours $50.00
10.50.030(C)*Daytime Loitering During School Hours (Parent) $100.00
Chap. 10.56 All Sections of Chap. 10.56 (Dangerous or Deadly Weapons) $500.00
10.58.010 Discharge of Firearms $250.00
10.60.010 Sale To, or Possession by Minors, of Firearms $250.00
10.70.010 Minor Use of Skateboard Without Protective Gear $50.00
10.70.020 Bicycle Prohibited in Skateboard Facility $50.00
Chap. 11.04 All Sections of Chap. 11.04 (Traffic Regulations Generally) $24.50
Chap. 11.23 All Sections of Chap. 11.23 (Cruising) $50.00
11.24.020 No Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.040 No Parking $39.50
11.24.070 Commercial Vehicle on City Street $84.50
11.24.080 Parking Passenger Zone $39.50
11.24.110 Bus Loading Zones - Parking Prohibited $24.50
11.24.120 Overtime Parking- Three-Hour Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.180 Overtime Parking- Two-Hour Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.190 Overtime Parking- One-Hour Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.200 Overtime Parking- Forty-Five Minute Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.210 Overtime Parking - Thirty Minute Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.220 Overtime Parking- Twelve Minute Parking Zones $24.50
11.24.230 Parking and Loading in Alleys $24.50
11.24.250 Total Consecutive Hours Time Limit $24.50
11.24.260 Private Areas $29.50
11.24.270 Parking on Grades $24.50
11.24.28 Prohibited on Streets Authorized for Special Purpose $24.50
11.24.300 Parking for Disabled Persons $279.50
11.24.310 Parking for Disabled Persons on Private Property $279.50
11.24.320 Parking for Law Enforcement and Fire Vehicles $24.50
11.24.330 Parking at the Redding Municipal Airport $24.50
11.28.030 Parking Space Marking $24.50
11.28.080(A) Meter Violation $24.50
11.28.080(B) Meter Violation $24.50
11.28.080(C) Meter Violation $24.50
11.28.080(D) Defacing or Injuring Parking Meter $250.00
11.28.080(E) Depositing Substitute for Lawful Money in Parking Meter $250.00
11.28.130 Hood - Violations $24.50
11.28.150 Parking Meter Zone Time Limits Designated $24.50
Chap. 11.24 & 11.28 Violations Requirement Assessment of Following Fees:
Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund $2.50
Courthouse Construction Fund (Sunsets 2023) $2.50
State Court Facilities Construction Fund $1.50
Immediate & Critical Needs Account of the State Court $3.00
Facilities Construction Fund
11.32.010 Operation of Bicycle - Location $24.50
13.12.020 Filling Driveways and Curb Cuts $100.00
13.12.030 Barbed Wire Prohibited $50.00
13.12.040 Discharge from Water Coolers $25.00
13.12.050 Playing Ball in Streets $25.00
13.12.060 Spinning Tops on Sidewalks $25.00
13.12.070 Wheeled Devices in Posted Areas $50.00
13.12.080 Jumping from Bridges $50.00
13.16.010 Grading/Construction of Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk $250.00
Without Permit
13.20.050 Driving on Closed Streets $100.00
13.24.010 Placement of Obstruction on Public Conveyance $50.00
13.24.030 Gates Across Sidewalk $50.00
13.24.040 Storing Vehicles $50.00
13.24.050 Remaining on Crosswalks, Roundabouts and Center Medians $50.00
13.24.060* Prohibiting Sitting on Commercial Sidewalks $50.00
13.25.080 Sidewalk Dining Service of Alcohol Without Permit $100.00
13.25.110 Additional Standards for Serving Alcohol $100.00
13.32.010 Moving Building Without Permit $250.00
Chap. 13.36 All Sections of Chap. 13.36 (Wires Over Streets) $250.00
Chap. 13.40 All Sections of Chap. 13.40 (Trees and Shrubs) $100.00
14.04.030 Maintenance of Overhead Utilities When Underground $250.00
Utility District is Established
14.08.240 Tampering With Water Supply $250.00
14.08.245 Prohibition on Additives Into Water Supply $100.00
14.08.250 Supplying Water to Another Property Owner $100.00
14.08.260 Shutting off Water During Emergency $100.00
14.08.280 Drilling $250.00
14.19.050(B)*Violation of Stage 2 Water Shortage Rules $50.00
14.19.050(C)*Violation of Stage 3 Water Shortage Rules $200.00
14.19.050(D)*Violation of Stage 4 Water Shortage Rules $500.00
14.16.515 Vandalism of POTW $500.00
14.16.545 Prohibited Restaurant Wastewater Discharges $250.00
14.16.570 Failure to Notice of Discharge to POTW $250.00
14.16.575 Failure to Notice of Changed Discharge $250.00
14.16.580 Dilution as Substitute for Adequate Treatment $250.00
14.16.582 Prohibited Discharges $250.00
14.16.586 Protective Devices Preventing Accidental Discharges $250.00
14.16.588 Failure to Notice of Accidental Discharge $250.00
Chap. 14.18 All Sections of Chap. 14.18 (Storm Drainage) $250.00
Chap. 14.19 All Sections of Chap 14.19 (Stormwater Quality $250.00
Management and Discharge Control
14.22.130 Tree Removal $250.00
16.02.010 Violation of the California Building Code $250.00
16.03.010 Violation of the California Residential Code $250.00
16.04.010 Violation of the California Mechanical Code $250.00
16.05.010 Violation of the California Plumbing Code $250.00
16.06.010 Violation of the California Electrical Code $250.00
16.07.010 Violation of the California Energy Code $250.00
16.08.010 Violation of the California Green Building Standards $250.00
16.09.010 Violation of the International Property Maintenance Code $250.00
Chap. 16.12 All Sections of Chap. 16.12 (Clearing, Grading $500.00
Fills and Excavation)
16.20.100 Connecting to Utilities Without Payment of Impact Fee $250.00
16.70.070 Water Waste Prevention Penalties $100.00
Title 18 All Violations of the Title 18 (Zoning)" $250.00
18.17.030(C) Cannabis Cultivation in Community Garden $1,000.00
18.30.020-A Schedule: Use Regulations— "Rural Lands" District $1,000.00
18.31.020-A Schedule: Use Regulations - Other "Residential Districts" $1,000.00
18.32.020-A Schedule: Use Regulations — "Limited Office and General
Office Districts" $1,000.00
18.33.020-A Schedule: Use Regulations— "Commercial Districts" $1,000.00
18.34.020-A Schedule: Use Regulations— "Industrial" Districts $1,000.00
18.35.030-A Schedule: Use Regulations— "Open Space" District $1,000.00
18.36.030-A Schedule: Use Regulations— "Public Facilities District" $1,000.00
18.43.110(A)(16) Home Occupations - Cannabis $1,000.00
18.43.180 Short Term Rentals $250.00
All violations not specifically set forth herein: $100.00
Subsequent Violations Within 36 Months:
Second Violation 150%
Third & Subsequent Violations 200%
Interest shall accrue on all delinquent fine amounts at the rate of one and one-half percent
(1.5%) per month, pro-rata, of the total unpaid fine amount, from the date the fine amount
becomes delinquent until the date that all delinquent fine amounts are paid to the City.
The Finance Director (or designee) and Administrative Hearings Board may establish
payment schedules and reduce or eliminate interest charges, on a case by case basis and at
the sole discretion of the Finance Director or Administrative Hearings Board,
respectively. Such payment schedules shall be in writing. In cases where the Finance
Director has determined to enter into a written payment schedule, determinations to reduce
or eliminate interest shall only be made in cases of financial hardship, as determined and at
the sole discretion of the Finance Director.
Legend:
*. Denotes that the indicated Chapter contains specific criminal penalties for
subsequent offenses. Administrative or civil penalties attributable to subsequent
offenses shall not exceed the fines provided in the Section.
**. The administrative fine set forth shall apply unless a more specific fine for a violation
of Title 18 is provided.