(1) Whenever the Director determines that a code violation has occurred or is occurring, the Director may enter into a voluntary compliance agreement with a person responsible for code compliance as provided for in this chapter.

(2) A voluntary compliance agreement may be entered into at any time before issuance of a notice and order or stop work order and before an administrative hearing pursuant to Chapter 20.33 CCC occurs.

(3) A landowner’s submission of a request to be considered for assistance under a voluntary compliance agreement does not in any way toll, suspend, or otherwise affect any deadlines, periods of appeal, accrual of daily penalties, and the like.

(4) The voluntary compliance agreement is a commitment by the person responsible for code compliance to perform specific corrective actions, which may consist of a combination of remediation of the site and mitigating the impacts of the violation.

(5) By entering into a voluntary compliance agreement, the person responsible for code compliance admits that the conditions described in the voluntary compliance agreement exist and constitute a civil code violation, and acknowledges that, if the Director determines that the terms of the voluntary compliance agreement have not been met, (s)he may be liable for any remedy authorized by this title.

(6) The Director may record a copy of the executed voluntary compliance agreement with the Clallam County Auditor’s Office. In that case, the Director shall record a certificate of correction with the Clallam County Auditor’s Office when all violations specified in the voluntary compliance agreement have been corrected as required by the voluntary compliance agreement.

(7) The Director may grant in writing an extension of the time limit for compliance or agree to a modification of the required corrective action if the person responsible for code compliance makes a request therefor in writing, which describes in detail the circumstances that render full or timely compliance under the original conditions unattainable, and shows due diligence or substantial progress in correcting the violation.

(8) The voluntary compliance agreement is not a settlement agreement.