A.
No person
shall establish, operate, erect, move, alter, enlarge, allow, or maintain
any use, activity, or improvement in contravention of any provision
of Article 9 of the Municipal Code, including any General, Area, or
Specific Plans incorporated by this Article 9.
B.
No person
shall fail to comply with the terms and conditions of any permit or
approval issued pursuant to this Ordinance, any Development Agreement,
or with any other law or regulation relating to land use or development.
This shall apply to any person, whether or not the person was the
original applicant for the permit or approval, and whether or not
the person is the owner, lessee, licensee, agent, or employee.
C.
No person
shall take any action to aid or facilitate the violation of any provision
of this Article or the terms and conditions of any permit or approval
issued pursuant to this Article by another.
D.
Any
property being maintained or operated in violation of this Article
or any permit or approval issued pursuant to this Article shall be
a public nuisance, and may be abated by the City or by any interested
person, as authorized by law.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§
1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; amended
by Ord. No. 2520CCS § 35, adopted June 14, 2016; Ord. No. 2567CCS § 12, adopted December 12, 2017; Ord. No. 2576CCS § 14, adopted 6/12/18)
Each day that a person violates the provisions of this Ordinance
or the terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant
to this Ordinance shall constitute a separate violation.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§
1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
In addition to any other remedy provided for by law, the City
may take the following actions to address any violation of this Ordinance
or of the terms and conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant
to this Ordinance:
A.
Institute
proceedings to revoke, modify, or suspend any permit or approval;
B.
Revoke
or suspend the business license held by any violator;
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§
1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
A.
Any
person violating any provision of this Ordinance or the terms and
conditions of any permit or approval issued pursuant to this Ordinance
shall be guilty of an infraction which shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeding $250.00, or a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $500.00 per violation, or by imprisonment
in the County Jail for a period not exceeding 6 months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
B.
Any
person convicted of violating this Ordinance or the terms and conditions
of any permit or approval issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall
be required to reimburse the City its full investigative costs.
C.
Violation
of any provision of this Article shall be considered strict liability;
accordingly, the prosecution shall not be required to prove criminal
intent or that the violator meant to violate any provision of this
Article.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§
1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
The Building Official shall have the authority to withhold a
building permit for a site if the Building Official determines that
a structure has been demolished or partially demolished on the site
without benefit of any required demolition permit and the demolished
or partially demolished structure is a Historic Resource or a property
on the Historic Resources Inventory. If the Building Official makes
this determination, the Building Official shall also have the authority
to record an affidavit with the Los Angeles County Recorder stating
that no permits for any new development shall be issued on the property
for up to 5 years.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§
1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
