Chapter 23.70
STOP WORK ORDERS

Sections:

23.70.010    Stop work orders.

23.70.010 Stop work orders.

(1) Authorization. Whenever a violation of this title threatens the health or safety of the public or materially impairs the director’s ability to secure compliance with the Sammamish Municipal Code, the director may issue a stop work order specifying the violation and prohibiting any work or other activity at the site. A stop work order shall be served consistent with Chapter 23.90 SMC. Issuance of a notice and order is not a condition precedent to the issuance of a stop work order.

(2) Effect. Work or activity may not resume unless specifically authorized in advance by the director. Any violation of a stop work order is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the director is authorized to enjoin or abate such nuisance by any legal or equitable means available. The costs, specifically including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, for the injunction or abatement, shall be recovered by the City from the person responsible for the code violation in the manner provided by law. Failure to comply with the terms of a stop work order subjects the person responsible for the code violation to civil penalties and costs as set forth in this title.

(3) Appeal. A stop work order may be appealed according to the procedures prescribed by this title and SMC 21.09.020. Failure to appeal the stop work order within the applicable time limits renders the stop work order a final determination that the civil code violation occurred and that work was properly ordered to cease. (Ord. O2011-302 §2 (Att. A))