§ 7-2002.2 — INITIAL WARNINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

Sec. 7-2002.2. - INITIAL WARNINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.

(a) Except as otherwise stated, any person, who is the owner, occupant, tenant, or otherwise has any control of any premises, building, or land in the City, including vacant property, who violates any provision contained in Part 7 of the Raleigh City Code and other collection practices in accordance with 7-2002.1, shall be subject to an initial warning for the first violation. (b) Except as otherwise stated, any person, who is the owner, occupant, tenant, or otherwise has any control of any premises, building, or land in the City, including vacant property, who violates any provision contained in Part 7 of the Raleigh City Code and other collection practices in accordance with 7-2002.1, after receiving an initial warning, or causes a nuisance, shall be subject to an administrative fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per violation. (c) Except as otherwise stated, any person, who is the owner, occupant, tenant, or otherwise has any control of any premises, building, or land in the City, including vacant property, who violates any provision contained in Part 7 of the Raleigh City Code, after receiving an initial warning, and an assessment of an administrative fee, shall be subject to an administrative fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. (d) Any person, who is the owner, occupant, tenant, or otherwise has any control of any premises, building, or land in the City, including vacant property, who places items banned from landfills, as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. Section 130A-309.10(f), who contaminates refuse, recycling, bulky, special, yard waste loads, or who causes a nuisance, shall be subject to an administrative fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per violation. (e) Each twenty-four-hour period during which a violation occurs, shall constitute a separate violation. (f) If a person fails to pay the administrative fee within thirty (30) days after being notified of the amount due, the City may recover the administrative fee, together with all costs, using all means available, including without limitation, use of a collection agency, Debt Set Off, or by filing a civil action in the General Court of Justice in the nature of a suit to collect a debt. (g) Notifications may be served by first class U.S Mail, Certified Mail, Priority Mail, private shipping service, posting at the location, or electronically. The notification shall be deemed served if such notification is not returned with seven (7) calendar days by the U.S Postal Service or private shipping service. If sent electronically, notification shall be deemed served if a not delivered, undeliverable, or other message that makes clear the information was not delivered within twenty-four (24) hours of being sent electronically.

(Ord. No. 2011-822, §2, 1-4-11; Ord. No. 2022-398, § 4, 7-5-22; Ord. No. (2025)734, § 1, 4-15-25)