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;
C. Undertake administrative enforcement actions, including but not limited to, issuance of Compliance Orders pursuant to Chapter
1.10 of the Municipal Code, or Administrative Citations pursuant to Chapter
1.09 of the Municipal Code.
(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)