Payment

(a) Amount. The amount payable for administrative citations shall be established by the fee scheduled as adopted by the city council and, unless an appeal is appropriately requested, shall be due within 10 days of the date of the citation. In the event that this is a second or subsequent administrative citation for the same or substantially similar offense within a twelve (12) month period, the fee for such second or subsequent offense may be increased pursuant to the fee schedule. (b) Effect of Payment. Payment of an administrative citation to the city will not act to prevent or affect further enforcement efforts that may results from any ongoing conduct, including any and all city code violations that occur after the issuance of the original administrative citation. (c) Failure to Pay. If the responsible party or the property owner fails to pay the fee for the violation in the amount of time specified in the administrative citation, which shall be 10 days absent an appeal, the city may suspend or revoke any city-issued licensed that is associated with the administrative offense or take additional enforcement actions afforded to the city under the law for the cited offense. Additionally, any unpaid fee shall constitute: (1) A lien upon the real property upon which the violation occurred if the property or improvements on the property was the subject of the violation; or (2) A personal obligation of the property owner in all other situations. A lien may be assessed against the property and collected in the same manner as taxes. A lien may be collected as a special charge, as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 366.011 and 366.012, as well as Minnesota Statutes section 415.01, subd. 2. A personal obligation may be collected by any appropriate legal means.