Whenever it is determined that a violation of the Municipal
Code or applicable State codes exists, the Director or Code Enforcement
Officer may issue a notice of violation to the responsible person(s).
The notice of violation shall include the following information:
A. The
name of the responsible person;
B. The
name of the owner, if different from the responsible person;
D. The
code sections in violation;
E. A description
of the conditions which violates the applicable codes;
F. A list
of necessary corrections to bring the property into compliance;
G. A deadline
or specific date to correct the violations listed in the notice of
violation;
H. A list
of the potential consequences for failure to comply with the notice
including, but not limited to: criminal prosecution, civil injunction,
administrative abatement, administrative citations, civil penalties,
revocation of permits, recordation of the notice of violation and
withholding of future municipal permits.
(Prior code § 1-045)
The Council finds that there is a need to give notice of pending
enforcement actions to persons who may subsequently acquire the property
as a means by which to ensure the violations will be corrected. An
appropriate method to accomplish this is through the issuance and
recordation of notices of violation.
The procedures established in this chapter shall be in addition
to criminal, civil, or any other remedy established by law which may
be pursued to address violations of the Municipal Code or applicable
State codes.
(Prior code § 1-046)
A copy of the recorded notice of violation shall be mailed to the responsible person and to the property owner and/or any other persons who have requested copies of such notices pursuant to any of the methods of service set forth in Section
1.04.080 of this code.
(Prior code § 1-047)
For properties where a notice of violation has been recorded,
the City may withhold permits for repair, construction and/or alteration
on the affected property until a notice of compliance has been issued
by the Director. The City may not withhold permits which are necessary
to obtain a notice of compliance or which are necessary to correct
serious health and safety violations.
(Prior code § 1-051)
The Director shall record or cause to be recorded the notice
of compliance with the County Recorder's Office. The recordation of
the notice of compliance shall have the effect of canceling the recorded
notice of violation.
(Prior code § 1-052)