It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements this Code or any provision of any code adopted by the Code. Any person violating any such provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, unless such violation or failure to comply is specifically declared to be an infraction by other provisions of this Code.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor may, in the discretion of the City Attorney, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction. Additionally, any officer of the City authorized to issue citations may, in the exercise of enforcement discretion, issue a citation for an infraction rather than a misdemeanor where determined appropriate under the facts and circumstances constituting the violation. Nothing in the code will be construed to create a duty, enforceable in mandamus or other similar proceeding, on the part of city or any of its officers or agents to enforce any particular violation of the code.
Notwithstanding this section and as an alternative to criminal prosecution, all violations of this Code are subject to administrative enforcement in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1.10 and any other administrative proceeding now or hereafter authorized under this Code.
Every day any violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the City continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 1054 § 1, 1990; Ord. 07-2025, 10/7/2025)
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Any person convicted of an infraction under the provisions of this Code, or any code adopted by reference by this Code, shall be punished by a fine in accordance with the fine amounts set forth in Cal. Gov’t. Code § 36900, unless a different fine is expressly prescribed by provisions of this Code.
B. 
Any person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not more than 1,000, or by imprisonment in the County jail for a period not exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision or fails to comply with any requirement or provision of this Code or any provision of any code adopted by reference by this Code shall. be liable for a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1.10.
(Ord. 1054 § 1, 1990; Ord. 07-2025, 10/7/2025)
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Public Nuisance. Any violation of this Code constitutes a public nuisance and, in addition to enforcement under this chapter, is subject to abatement as set forth in Chapter 1.12. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Code, the City may abate and bring civil suit to enjoin or abate the violation.
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Power of Arrest. The City Manager and his or her designee or other employees of the City when so designated by resolution of the City Council are vested with the authority to cite and arrest any person who violates any of the provisions of this Code or any City ordinance. Pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 19.7 and 836.5, and by this section, all designated City employees are authorized to issue criminal citations to a person, without a warrant, whenever such employee has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed a misdemeanor or infraction, in such employee's presence, which is a violation of this Code or any code adopted by reference by this Code. If a person is to be cited, the City employee shall issue a Notice to Appear (the citation) to such person, pursuant to Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5 and 853.6, and request that the person sign the Notice to Appear, which shall constitute the person's written promise to appear in court. After obtaining the written promise to appear, the employee must immediately release the person.
C. 
The remedies provided in this chapter shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
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Whenever a specific provision of this Code empowers the City to pursue a civil remedy against an individual, it shall not bar the bringing of a criminal charge against such individual pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1054 § 1, 1990; Ord. 07-2025, 10/7/2025)