Title
Amending Chapter 34.24 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Excessive Consumption of City Services.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
Section 34.24 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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(4) Excessive consumption of inspection services, fee and liability.
(a) The city shall be entitled to collect its costs of enforcement from a property owner who consumes either reinspection services or excessive initial inspection services. An excessive consumption of either reinspections or excessive initial inspection services occurs after:
1. Written notice of a violation is served under section 34.24.(3) following an initial inspection; and
2. One additional initial inspection is performed at the same location within a consecutive twelve-month period after the first initial inspection for which a notice of violation was served; and
3. During each of the two initial inspections under subparagraph (3), the enforcement officer finds violations of the Saint Paul Legislative Code under the jurisdiction of the department of safety and inspections which are new violations; or
4. Written notice of a violation is served under section 34.24.(3) following an initial inspection; and
5. The enforcement officer conducts an inspection after the due date for compliance on the notice and determines that the violation still exists.
(b) A flat fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00) one hundred twenty-two dollars ($122.00) may be charged for each inspection under the circumstances described under section 34.24(4).
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SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.