§ 1.25.075. Request to perform community service for violations relating to graffiti.

A.

Request to perform community service for violations relating to graffiti in lieu of administrative fine and/or noncompliance fee. Any responsible person(s) served with a notice of administrative fine and/or a notice of noncompliance fee for a violation of Chapter 13.12 of this code relating to graffiti may request to perform community service in a program approved by the issuing department in lieu of payment of the administrative fine and/or noncompliance fee.

B.

Written request. Any eligible responsible person(s) served with a notice of administrative fine and/or a notice of noncompliance fee who requests permission to perform community service in lieu of payment of an administrative fine or noncompliance fee, as provided in subsection A, must make the request in writing and file it with the issuing department within ten (10) calendar days following service of the notice of administrative fine and/or the notice of noncompliance fee. The request shall also include the address of the responsible person(s) for the purpose of correspondence by the issuing department.

C.

Notification of approval or denial of request and required completion date. The issuing department shall notify the responsible person(s) by first class mail, postage prepaid, whether the request to perform community service has been approved, and if approved, shall identify the program(s) that the responsible person must complete, and the date by which such program shall be completed. The decision to grant or deny the request shall be in the sole discretion of the issuing department. In the event the issuing department denies the request to perform community service, the administrative fine and/or the noncompliance fee otherwise payable as set forth in the notice of administrative fine and/or the notice of noncompliance fee previously served on the responsible person shall be made by the date specified in the notice denying the request to perform community service.

D.

Suspension of administrative fine. The obligation to pay the administrative fine or noncompliance fee otherwise required under subsection A of Section 1.25.050 or subsection A of Section 1.25.070 shall be suspended during the time period provided for completion of the approved program as set forth in the written notification approving the request sent by the issuing department under subsection C, above.

E.

Proof of successful completion of community service. The responsible person(s) shall provide proof of completion of the approved program by submitting, to the issuing department within five (5) calendar days following the date by which the program was to be completed, a certificate of completion issued by the program provider. Failure to present such proof within the required time period shall result in the reinstatement of the administrative fine and/or noncompliance fee otherwise due under subsection A of Section 1.25.050 or subsection A of Section 1.25.070 without further notification by the issuing department and payment of the amount due shall be made within seven (7) calendar days of the date by which the program was to be completed as specified in the notice provided under subsection C, above.

(Ord. 2009-0007 § 1, 2009; Ord. 2008-0044 § 4, 2008.)