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LS 5.2.16 Sec. 8-1975. Compliance. A Property Owner who has been issued a Notice of Violation, Administrative Citation or Notice and Order must correct all reportable violations within the specified timeframes listed on the Administrative Citation, Notice of Violation or Notice and Order. Before initiating any correction of the substandard condition or conditions identified in the formal notice /s by the City to comply, the Owner or the Owner's representative of the rental housing unit shall obtain all necessary permits and pay all required fees for the permits, including, without limitation, any penalty imposed by this Code by reason of any repair, improvement or maintenance which had been done in the past without a required permit, inspection or final City approval. Sec. 8 -1976. Failure to Comply. When a Property Owner receives an Administrative Citation, a Notice of Violation or a Notice and Order, s /he is required to make all necessary repairs outlined in such notice in the prescribed compliance period. If a Property Owner fails to comply within the specified timeframe, s /he may be subject to civil citation fines or any other legal remedy established by law which may be pursued to address violations of the Municipal Code. The use of the administrative citation fines in place of other remedies shall be at the sole discretion of the City (SAMC section 1 -21). Issuance of administrative citation fines shall not be deemed a waiver of any other enforcement remedies found within this Code including the referral of a Notice of Violation and /or Notice and Order being referred to the City Attorney's Office for legal action. Sec. 8-1977. Appeals. A. Any recipient of an administrative citation may contest that there was a violation of the Santa Ana Municipal Code or that he or she is the responsible person by completing a "request for hearing" form and returning it to the City within fifteen (15) days from the date the administrative citation is served or deemed to have been served as indicated in Section 1 -21 of this Code. Such "request for hearing" forms shall be made available at no charge by the planning and building agency. A failure to file a timely "request for hearing" shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appeal the citation and to seek judicial review (SAMC section 1- 21.8). B. A Property Owner may initiate an administrative appeal to the Executive Director regarding the notices, violations, citations and /or fees that the Property Owner has received in conjunction with a property inspection as performed under the provisions of this program at set forth in Chapter 3 (Uniform Hearing and Appeal Procedure). Sec. 8 -1978. Penalty for violation. Every violation of the provisions of this Division shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided for in section 1 -8 of this Ordinance No. NS -2898 Page 13 of 22