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permits if the responsible person fails or refuses to pay an administrative civil penalty imposed pursuant to this rule within the ten day period. If the violation resulting in the imposition of the administrative civil penalty occurred on real property and the penalty remains unpaid for a period of30 days or more after becoming final, the full amount of the unpaid penalty and/or fine shall be assessed against the real property upon which the violation occurred and entered as a lien in the docket of City liens. Notice of the assessment and docketing shall be given to the responsible person at the time the assessment is made. Interest at the rate prescribed by Section 2.022 of the Eugene Code, 1971 shall commence on the date the lien is entered on the lien docket, and the lien shall be enforced in the same manner as liens for street improvements. 6. Enhanced Permit Fee. If a tree is felled without a permit, the responsible party may apply for a permit within five working days of the Notice of Violation or other written notice pursuant to R-6.305-C.5. The fee for the first tree felling permit obtained subsequent to the tree felling shall be twice the amount of the established permit fee in effect at the time the permit is applied for. The fee for any future permits applied for subsequent to the tree felling by the same responsible person at the same, or any other location within the city, shall be ten times the amount of the established permit fee at the time the permits are applied for. 7. Replacement Fee. If a street tree or other public tree is illegally felled, a replacement fee shall be assessed in addition to all other fines, penalties, or other enforcement mechanisms set forth in this rule, associated codes, and/or other associated rules or orders. The fee shall be calculated using the plant appraisal method established by the Council of Tree & Landscape Appraisers 8. Service of Notices/Orders. All notices/orders shall be served by personal service or sent by certified mail and first class mail. Any notice/order served by mail shall be deemed received for purposes of any time computations hereunder, three days after the date mailed, if to an address within this state, and seven days after the date mailed, if to an address outside this state. 9 Remedies not Exclusive. The enforcement mechanisms set forth herein are not exclusive, and are in addition to any other remedies available under provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971 and federal and state law. R-6.305-I Determination of Amount of Civil Penalty. Notwithstanding the provisions of Administrative Rule R-2.018, the amount of the administrative civil penalty to be assessed under Section H of this rule shall be determined in accordance with the following formula( s), which take into consideration the factors required in Section 2.018 of the Eugene Code, 1971: 1. Illegal Felling of a Tree. Each tree felled constitutes a separate violation. Penalty calculation Administrative Order - 10 r: \adminord\rule\OOtreerem2ao. wpd(03/14/00)