Ord 2478 - Master Fee Schedule Update COUNCIL BILL NO. 2865
ORDINANCE NO. 2478
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2433 (THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE) TO
MODIFY THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE IN CASES WHERE NUISANCE ABATEMENT IS
COMPLETED BY THE CITY; AMENDING ORDINANCE 1998 (THE CIVIL INFRACTION
ORDINANCE) TO CLARIFY THE SECTION RELATED TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2433 (the Master Fee Schedule) contains a fee
related to nuisance abatement; and
WHEREAS, this fee was established some time ago should be revised; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1998 (the Civil Infraction Ordinance) provides the
procedural framework for the processing of nuisance abatement complaints;
and
WHEREAS, the section of the Civil Infraction Ordinance related to the
service of documents should be clarified; and
WHEREAS, these modifications to the Master Fee Schedule and the Civil
Infraction Ordinance will assist in the implementation of effective nuisance
abatement; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ordinance 2433 (the Master Fee Schedule) is amended to
modify the administrative fee related to nuisance abatement as follows:
Nuisance Abatement - Pursuant to Section 21 of Ordinance 2338, the
administrative fee in cases where nuisance abatement is completed
by the City shall be 100 of the total of the actual costs incurred by the
City in physically abating the nuisance. This fee shall be a minimum of
$75 and shall not exceed $1000.
This administrative fee is in addition to the costs of nuisance
abatement, which can be secured by the City pursuant to the
Nuisance Ordinance as a lien against the property for which the owner
is responsible.
Section 2. Section 2 (B) of Ordinance 1998 (the Civil Infraction Ordinance)
is amended to read as follows:
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Summons - Service of the uniform citation and complaint may be
made by personal service upon the responsible party or by any other
method provided for in this section. Service may be made outside the
City and outside the State of Oregon. Service of the uniform citation
and complaint may be made in accordance with any method of
service permitted in the Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure, including but
not limited to service by mail under ORCP 7D(2)(d).
Section 3. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety so that improved enforcement of the
Nuisance Ordinance can occur, an emergency is declared
to exist and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage by the
Council and approval by the Mayor.
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