2015, 01-21 Voluntary Compliance Agreement•
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VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT
SPOKANE VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS
The Spokane Valley Municipal Code (SVMC) 17.100.100 provides authority for person(s)
responsible for violations of the SVMC to enter into a voluntary compliance agreement with the
City of Spokane Valley (the "City") to address the identified violations. The City has
determined that Stephen Ford has caused violations of the SVMC as detailed in this voluntary
compliance agreement to exist at 228 N. Bannen Rd., Spokane Valley, Washington. The City
and Stephen Ford enter into this voluntary compliance agreement to address clean-up and
abatement of the violations within the terms set forth herein.
By signing below, Stephen Ford and the City hereby acknowledge with respect to this voluntary
compliance agreement that:
1. It is a written, signed commitment by Stephen Ford, as a person responsible for a
code violation(s), to agree to abate the violation(s), remediate the site, and/or mitigate the
impacts of the violation(s) as specified in this agreement.
2. By entering into this voluntary compliance agreement, Stephen Ford, as a person
responsible for a code violation(s), waive the right to administratively or judicially appeal
the determination of the code violation(s). By entering this agreement, you thereby admit
that the conditions described in this voluntary compliance agreement exist as described
and constitute violation(s) of the City of Spokane Valley Municipal Code.
3. This voluntary compliance agreement is not a settlement agreement.
4. This voluntary compliance agreement specifies the shortest reasonable time
period for compliance, as determined by the Community Development Director (the
"Director").
5. Extensions of the time limit for compliance, or a modification of the required
corrective action may be granted by the Director if you, as a person responsible for the
code violation(s), have shown due diligence or substantial progress in correcting the
violation(s), but circumstances render full and timely compliance under the original
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conditions unattainable. Any such extension or modification must be in writing and
signed by the Director and you and any other person(s) who signed the original voluntary
compliance agreement.
To suspend civil monetary fines, please initial/date
and sign the highlighted areas and return all pages
in the enclosed envelope
The City and Stephen Ford hereby agree, based upon the consideration set forth herein, to the
following terms and conditions of this voluntary compliance agreement:
I. FACTUAL INFORMATION AND COMPLIANCE TERMS:
NAME: Stephen Ford
ADDRESS OF Stephen Ford IF NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS SITE OF VIOLATION(S):
320 S. Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, Washington 99037
SITE ADDRESS: 228 N. Bannen Road, Spokane Valley, Washington
PARCEL NO: 45143.9015
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: (CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY) SHP 24-07 LT 2 (AUDITORS
#5715635 BK 24 PGS 97 & 98) BEING A PTN OF SW1/4 SEC 14-25-44
DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATION, INCLUDING REFERENCE TO SVMC SECTION
VIOLATED:
1. 19.40.020 Residential standards. (B). All residential driveways and off-street parking areas
shall be paved with asphalt, Portland cement, grasscrete, paver blocks or other equivalent hard
surface material.
2. Landing platforms do not have footings meeting the 2012 International Residential Code.
REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTION:
1. Driveways and off-street parking improvements must be provided according to 19.40.020 (B)
SVMC
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2. Permanent concrete footings must be installed at exit door landings.
DATE/TIME FOR COMPLETION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION: April 30, 2015
AMOUNT OF CIVIL PENALTY IF AGREEMENT NOT SATISFIED: $500.00. If the terms
of this voluntary compliance agreement are not met by the date specified above, the City shall
notify you of such failure and assess you the civil penalty, which shall be paid within 20 days
from date of such notification.
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II. FURTHER AGREEMENT:
Pursuant to SVMC 17.100.110, the City and Stephen Ford hereby further acknowledge and
agree:
Initials Date
A. I, Stephen Ford, acknowledge that if the Director determines that
the terms of this voluntary compliance agreement are not met, the City
may, without issuing a notice and order or stop work order, impose any
remedy authorized by SVMC 17.100, enter the real property and perform
abatement of the violation by the City, assess the costs incurred by the
City to pursue code compliance and to abate the violation, including
reasonable legal fees and costs, and the suspension, revocation or
limitation of a development permit obtained or to be sought by me.
Initials Date
/0: r/,r B. I, Stephen Ford, acknowledge that if the penalty described above is
assessed, and if any costs of code compliance are assessed, I will pay such
amounts within the time specified. I further acknowledge if I fail to pay
such amounts within the time specified, the City may charge the unpaid
amount as a lien against the property where the code violation occurred
and that the unpaid amount will be a joint and several personal obligation
of myself and all other persons, if any, responsible for the violation(s).
Initials Date
,1/l />iiic C. I, Stephen Ford, acknowledge that by entering into this voluntary
compliance agreement, I admit that the conditions described in this
voluntary compliance agreement exist or existed and constitute or
constituted a violation(s) of the Spokane Valley Municipal Code.
Initials Date
tA„hi— D. I, Stephen Ford, acknowledge that I understand that I have the
right to be served with a Notice and Order or Stop Work Order for any
violation identified in this voluntary compliance agreement, have the right
to administratively or judicially appeal any such Notice and Order or Stop
Work Order, and that I am knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently
waiving those rights by entering into this voluntary compliance agreement.
Initials Date
,,�-�, V? VA' E. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ALL TERMS OF THIS
VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT MAY RESULT IN
LEGAL ACTION TO ABATE THE NUISANCE VIOLATIONS
Pursuant to SVMC 17.100.120, if the terms of this voluntary
compliance agreement are not completely met, and an extension of time
has not been granted, the person responsible for the violation(s) may,
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without being issued a Notice and Order or Stop Work Order, be assessed
a civil penalty as set forth in SVMC 17.100 and in this voluntary
compliance agreement, plus all costs incurred by the City to pursue code
compliance and to abate the violation(s), and may be subject to other
remedies authorized by SVMC 17.100. All penalties imposed for
violations of this voluntary compliance agreement accrue from the date
that an appeal of any preceding Notice and Order or Stop Work Order was
to have been filed or from the date of this voluntary compliance agreement
if there was no preceding Notice and Order or Stop Work Order. The City
may, but is not required to, issue a Notice and Order or Stop Work Order
for failure to meet the terms of this voluntary compliance agreement.
SIGNATURES
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER:
Signed by l this day of icu„k ,20
PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CODE VIOLATION:
Signature
Signed by l4- 'k„ 6,,/ this a ( day of —7-7s^ f•` -7 , 20 /-1.—
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