The City may seek and obtain any remedies which may also be
available to the City pursuant to the California Unfair Business Practices
Act as set forth in California
Business and Professions Code Sections
17000 through 17208.
(Prior code § 89.01)
The City may seek and obtain any remedies which may also be
available to the City pursuant to the California Red Light Abatement
Act as set forth in California
Penal Code Sections 11225 through 11235.
(Prior code § 89.02)
The City may seek and obtain any remedies which may also be
available to the City pursuant to the California Drug Abatement Act
as set forth in California
Health and Safety Code Sections 11570 through
11587.
(Prior code § 89.03)
The City may seek and obtain any remedies which may also be
available to the City pursuant to the California Housing Law as set
forth in California
Health and Safety Code Sections 17910 through
17995.
(Prior code § 89.04)
The Building Official may seek and order suspension and/or revocation
pursuant to the Uniform Building Code and/or any applicable statute,
rule, code or regulation, of any certificate of occupancy for any
property which is being maintained in violation of the municipal code,
and/or any applicable statute, rule, code or regulation.
(Prior code § 89.05)
The City may seek and obtain injunctive relief to enjoin any
violation or continuing violation of the municipal code and/or any
applicable statute, rule, code or regulation.
(Prior code § 89.06)
The Building Official and any other authorized agent may seek
and order stop work orders pursuant to the Uniform Building Code and/or
any applicable statute, rule, code or regulation, whenever any work
is being done contrary to the provisions of the municipal code and/or
any applicable statute, rule, code or regulation.
(Prior code § 89.07)
As part of any court action, the City is authorized to require
any person responsible for causing or maintaining conditions which
constitute a public nuisance to post a performance bond to ensure
compliance with the municipal code and/or any applicable statute,
rule, code or regulation.
(Prior code § 89.08)
The City and any of its political subdivisions may initiate
and maintain a private nuisance action against any person or entity
responsible for causing or maintaining conditions which constitute
a nuisance as against any property of the City.
(Prior code § 89.09)
Nothing in this title shall preclude the City from seeking an
abatement and/or an inspection warrant at any time and independent
from any other remedy provided by the municipal code and/or any applicable
statute, rule, code or regulation.
(Prior code § 89.10)
The remedies set forth in this title shall be cumulative and
in addition to any and all other remedies, civil, equitable or criminal,
afforded to the City under the law.
(Prior code § 89.11)
Nothing in this title is intended to prohibit or preclude the
City from seeking and recovering any costs pursuant to the California
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1032 through 1033.5.
(Prior code § 89.12)
The amount of any fine or fee imposed by this title shall be
deemed a civil debt owing to the City. An action may be commenced
in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for
the collection of the amount of any such delinquent or unpaid fine
or fee, with any penalties applicable thereto as prescribed by this
title or other enactment. The remedy prescribed by this section shall
be cumulative, and the use of an action to collect such an amount
as a debt by civil action shall not bar the use of any other remedy
provided by this title or as otherwise provided by law.
(Prior code § 89.13)
Upon the filing of a criminal complaint for zoning or other
land use related violations, the Code Enforcement Chief or any other
enforcement authority, or his or her designee, may file a notice of
pending action in the County Recorder’s office to prevent the
owner from transferring the subject property or premises to another
person or entity without first correcting the outstanding violation
and reimbursing the City for any and all costs incurred by the City
in its attempt to remedy the violation. Once the action is completed
and the City is reimbursed for any costs incurred by the City in its
attempt to remedy the subject violation, the Code Enforcement Chief,
or his or her designee, shall file a withdrawal of the notice with
the County Recorder’s office.
(Prior code § 89.14)