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(1) Whenever the owner or occupant of any residence, multifamily residence, public food establishment or commercial establishment or entity does not comply with the regulations as set forth in this chapter, including operation of a solid waste and recycling material collection business without a valid business license, the City may elect to enforce the provisions of this chapter by civil complaint filed in the Municipal Court; or it may take administrative enforcement action through the City’s Code Enforcement Board, pursuant to Chapters 1.40 and 1.45 PMC. For purposes of issuing complaints to alleged violators of the provisions of this section, the person(s) designated by the City Manager of the City to enforce the provisions of this section shall have the specific authority to issue said complaint to the said alleged violators and file the same in the Municipal Court in accordance with its procedures.

(2) Whenever, in any action brought in the Municipal Court, it is established that the residence, multifamily residence, public food establishment or commercial establishment does not comply with this chapter, the court shall, together with the penalty imposed, if any, enter an order of abatement as part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct either:

(a) That any such violation of the provisions of this section shall be abated or removed by the defendant within the time limit set by the court, and not exceed 30 days; and

(b) That the violation of the provisions of this section may be abated by the City at the cost of the defendant. [Ord. 4230, 2015; Ord. 3562 § 18, 2002; Code 1970 § 6.04.340.]