(1) Stop work orders should be issued promptly upon discovering a violation in progress.

(2) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (3) of this section, the Director may issue a written warning to the person determined to be responsible for code compliance. Warnings may be mailed by regular mail, hand-delivered in person, or posted on the subject property. The warning shall inform the person determined to be responsible for code compliance of the violation and allow the person an opportunity to correct it or enter into a voluntary compliance agreement as provided for by this title. The site shall be reinspected as identified in the warning.

(3) No warning need be issued in emergencies, repeat violation cases, cases that are already subject to a voluntary compliance agreement, cases in which the violation creates a situation or condition that is not likely to be corrected within a short period of time, cases in which a stop work order is necessary, or if the person responsible for code compliance knows or reasonably should have known that the action was a civil code violation.

(4) Notice and orders may be issued in cases where corrective action, such as remediation and/or mitigation, is necessary to bring about compliance.

(5) Citations may be issued in cases where corrective action is not necessary or already ordered in a previous enforcement action.

Any complainant who provides a mailing address and requests to be kept advised of enforcement efforts shall be mailed copies of all written warnings, voluntary compliance agreements, citations, notice and orders, stop work orders, decisions on requests for certificate of correction, notices of hearings, and orders of Hearing Examiner with regard to the alleged violation. Unless otherwise served as a person responsible for code compliance, the landowner of the subject property, and the applicant of the underlying permit shall also be mailed copies of all written warnings, voluntary compliance agreements, citations, notice and orders, stop work orders, decisions on requests for certificate of correction, notices of hearings, and orders of Hearing Examiner with regard to the alleged violation.