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A. Prima Facie Violation. Any noise exceeding the noise level limits for a designated noise zone as provided in Table 1 of Section 9.12.060 and Table 1 of Section 9.12.070, or the prohibited actions as provided in Section 9.12.050, shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this chapter.

B. Violations. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor or be subject to administrative citation. Each hour such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.

C. Abatement Orders.

1. In lieu of issuing a notice of violation as provided for in subsection B of this section, the noise control office(r) or police department responsible for enforcement of any provision of this chapter may issue an order requiring abatement of a sound source alleged to be in violation, within a reasonable time period and according to guidelines which the noise control office(r) may prescribe.

2. No complaint or further action shall be taken in the event that the cause of the violation has been removed, the condition abated or fully corrected within the time period specified in the written notice.

D. Continued Violations. Once a violation of any provision of this chapter has been verified by a noise control or police officer, the owner(s) of the property where the violation occurred may be subject to administrative action or citation for allowing a subsequent violation of this chapter to occur on the property within nine months after the date of a previous violation, provided the property owner has received notification from the city of the previous violation and at least fourteen days have passed since the date the notification was mailed to the property owner(s). (Ord. 1540 § 2, 2010)