A. The Planning Director, or designee, may issue a citation for a violation that continues without being corrected.

B. The violator in such cases may be assessed a civil penalty for each day of the continuing violation.

C. An initial citation for a single violation shall be issued before a citation for a continuing violation may be issued. If the violator has failed to pay the civil penalty and correct the violation after the initial citation, the violator shall be subject to a citation for a continuing violation with a daily civil penalty.

D. An initial citation shall not be required if the Planning Director, or designee, has previously issued a notice of violation to the violator for the same violation within the previous two years, or if the violator has been specifically warned concerning the violation.

E. The Planning Director, or designee, may give a single citation for a continuing violation. The citation shall contain a copy of the notice of violation and shall state the violation is continuing, that a daily civil penalty of a specified amount is being imposed, and that the penalty shall be cumulative.