17.64.050 Enforcement.
In addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available to a municipality, the City may pursue enforcement and compliance for active employment household units in violation, or if the owner of the property violates any of the provisions of this section.
A. Violation. The requirements and regulations set forth herein regulating the use and occupancy of the active employment units shall run with the portion of land or designation of units constituting the required percentage or dedication of active employment units of a multi-household development or accessory dwelling unit:
1. The required designation of active employment units shall extend for as long as the use parameter remains a requirement of the permitted use for compliance within the zone. The following conditions of violation shall impose the following penalty:
a. The designated property or property containing the active employment unit will be in violation if the active employment unit is occupied by any household that is not a qualified AEH, if, thirty days after written notice from the City, the AEU is not occupied by an AEH.
b. The designated property or property containing the active employment unit will be in violation if the AEU is not occupied by an AEH for a minimum of nine months in any calendar year, allowing the AEU to be unoccupied for ninety days, if, thirty days after notice from the City, the AEU is not occupied by an AEH.
c. The designated property or property containing the active employment unit will be in violation if the AEU is occupied, rented or leased, by an AEH, less than ninety consecutive days, if, thirty days after notice from the City, the AEU is not occupied by an AEH.
d. In the event of violation, penalties may be assessed by the City against the active employment unit owner, as determined by Chapter 17.78, Zoning Violations--Penalties.
B. Process of Violation. If the owner of the property violates any of the provisions of this chapter, the City may peruse the violation for noncompliance in accordance with established processes outlined by Chapter 17.78, Zoning Violations--Penalties. (Ord. 22-05 § 4, 2022)