20.08.050 Guidelines regarding responses to potential violations.
It is the County’s policy to investigate and to attempt to resolve all potential code violations. At the discretion of the Director, potential violations may be processed in any order that maximizes the efficiency of enforcement. However, at times when not all potential code violations can be investigated due to lack of resources or otherwise, the most serious potential violations should be addressed before less serious potential violations. The following guidelines should be applied by the Director in prioritizing responses to potential violations:
(1) Violations that present an imminent threat to public health or safety.
(2) Violations that present a high risk of damage to public resources and/or facilities.
(3) Violations involving a regulated use or activity under Chapter 27.12 CCC, Critical Areas, or CCC Title 32, Floodplain Management, or involving shorelines or shorelands under CCC Title 35, Clallam County Shoreline Master Program (SMP).
(4) Violations that may result in damage to real or personal property.
(5) Violations that do not fit within any of the previous categories, and have only minor public impacts. These potential violations should be processed in the order in which they are received, and as resources allow.
As a guideline and if resources allow, all potential violations should be investigated within 60 calendar days and enforcement actions should be initiated within 120 calendar days of coming to the Department’s attention. Failure to meet these guideline response dates does not in any way prevent the Director from investigating and enforcing potential violations outside of these response dates.