The City and a responsible party may enter into a written voluntary compliance agreement to attempt to resolve the alleged infraction. The fact that a person alleged to have committed a civil infraction enters into such an agreement shall not be considered an admission of having committed an infraction for any purpose. The City will not serve or file a citation while a voluntary compliance agreement is in effect and is being complied with. If the terms of the voluntary compliance agreement are satisfied, the City shall take no further action concerning the alleged infraction other than those steps necessary to terminate the matter. The failure to comply with any term of the voluntary compliance agreement constitutes a separate civil infraction. If the voluntary compliance agreement is not complied with, the code enforcement officer shall issue a citation for the infraction that is the subject of the voluntary compliance agreement. The maximum penalty for willfully failing to comply with the voluntary compliance agreement shall be double the maximum penalty on the underlying infraction. Nothing in this section precludes informal resolution without a written agreement. [Ord. NS-2159, 2011]