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-65- D. Administrative cost: The board of adjustments and appeals, with the concurrence and approval of the city council, shall determine and set forth a fee schedule for the purpose of recovering the administrative cost of processing requests and the public hearings called for by this section. Such fee shall be paid by the applicant and shall not be designed for restricting an applicant's ability to seek a hearing and/or to generate revenue for other than recovery of actual administrative cost incurred by the city. Section 41. Enforcements and remedies. 1. Director of planning: the provisions of this ordinance shall be administered and enforced by the director of planning or his duly authorized representative of the City of San Marcos. 2. Right to enter: The director of planning or any duly authorized person shall have the right to enter upon any premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of making inspection of buildings or prem1ses necessary to carry out the duties 1n the enforcement of this ordinance. If the director of planning or his duly authorized representative is refused entry, he shall have to obtain proper judicial authorization. 3. Stop orders: Whenever any building work 1S being done contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, the director of planning or his duly authorized representative may order the work stopped by notice in writing served on the owner or contractor doing the work or causing such work to be done, and any such person shall forthwith stop such work until authorized to proceed with the work. Such notice shall be given at least three days before the order shall be effective except when the order should be effective inunediately to protect and preserve the public health, safety, or general welfare. 4. Penalty: Any violation of this ordinance or section thereof is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than $1,000.00 for any violation. Each day shall be a separate violation. 5. Additional remedies: In case any building or structure 1S erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this act or of any ordinance or other regulation made under the authorities of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, the city shall institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to refrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises. Appropriate action or proceedings shall include termination of utility services (water, gas, electric), revocation of permits, licenses, or bonds, and institution of legal action 1n courts of competent jurisdiction. Section 42. Conflicting ordinances. It 1S the intention of the governing body that this ordinance should supplement existing ordinances, and any ordinance, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or section thereof in conflict with this ordinance shall rema1n 1n full force and effect; however, in the event that this ordinance shall impose a more restrictive requirement, then this ordinance shall control.