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<br />G. <br /> <br />Administrative penalties are necessary and appropriate sanctions for <br /> <br />conduct violative of City laws needed to protect the health, safety, and general welfare <br /> <br />of the public. <br /> <br />H. <br /> <br />Administrative Enforcement tools have been in place in Redwood City <br /> <br />since 1999 and are effective in inducing compliance without invoking the more formal, <br /> <br />expensive, and time consuming processes of the court system. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />After being in place since 1999, the program and its components have <br /> <br />been reviewed by staff and the following amendments developed to improve <br /> <br />enforcement efforts. <br /> <br />Section 2. Article II to Chapter 1 of the Redwood City Municipal Code is hereby <br /> <br />amended in its entirety to read as follows: <br /> <br />ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT <br /> <br />Section 1.10 Administrative Code Enforcement <br /> <br />1.10.0 Statement of Purpose and Intent. <br /> <br />The Council has determined that the enforcement of the Municipal Code <br />and applicable State codes throughout the City is an important public service and is vital <br />to the protection of the public's health, safety and quality of life. The Council has <br />determined that there is a need for alternative methods of code enforcement and that a <br />comprehensive code enforcement system uses a combination of judicial and <br />administrative remedies to gain compliance with code regulations. The Council finds <br />that there is a need to draft precise regulations that can be effectively applied in judicial <br />and administrative proceedings and further finds that there is a need to establish <br />uniform procedures for the administrative enforcement hearings. <br /> <br />1.10.1 Applicability. <br /> <br />(a) This Article provides for administrative penalties which are in <br />addition to all other legal and equitable remedies and provides an alternative to any <br />criminal or civil prosecutions which may be pursued by the City to address any <br />violations of this Code, the City Zoning Ordinance, or any regulation adopted under the <br />authority of this Code. <br /> <br />F:Atty/Ord/Ord.157.1 <br />052303 <br /> <br />2 <br />