A. Applicability. This section applies when designated planning and development department official (hereinafter code official for this section) determines that a violation of a regulation has occurred or is occurring.

1. General. The code official shall pursue a reasonable attempt to secure voluntary correction by causing written notice to be given to the person responsible for the violation where possible, or to the owner of record at the public address of record or 9-1-1 address, explaining the violation and the abatement and appeals process.

2. Issuance of Voluntary Correction Agreement. A voluntary correction agreement may be entered into between the person responsible for the violation and the county, acting through the planning and development director.

B. Content. The voluntary correction agreement is a contract between the county and the person responsible for the violation under which such person agrees to abate the violation within a specified time and according to specified conditions. Time frame shall be as short as possible, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days, and shall have measurable milestones at a maximum of forty-five-day intervals. The voluntary correction agreement shall include the following:

1. The name and address of the person responsible for the violation;

2. The street address or a description sufficient for identification of the building, structure, premises, or land upon or within which the violation has occurred or is occurring;

3. A description of the violation and a reference to the provision(s) of the county code of laws section, ordinance or regulation which has been violated;

4. The necessary corrective action to be taken, and a date or time by which correction must be completed, phased if necessary with defined requirements for task completion at specific intervals;

5. An agreement by the person responsible for the violation that the county may abate the violation and recover its costs and expenses and a monetary penalty pursuant to this chapter from the person responsible for the violation, if terms of the voluntary correction agreement are not met; and

6. An agreement that by entering into the voluntary correction agreement, the person responsible for the violation waives the right to an administrative appeal of the violation and/or the required corrective action.

C. Right to a Hearing Waived. The person responsible for the violation waives the right to an administrative appeal of the violation and the required corrective action upon entering into a voluntary correction agreement.

D. Abatement by the County. The county may abate the violation if the terms of the voluntary correction agreement are not met. (Ord. 05-O-02 § 2, 2005)