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 Long Beach
 Municipal Code
 Title 21. ZONING
 Chapter 21.10. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  § 21.10.080. Penalty for violation.  

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  • A.

    Any violation of the Zoning Regulations, including maintaining property in violation of this Title, is a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The existence of such a violation for each and every day after the notice of a violation has been served shall be considered a separate and distinct offense. The City Prosecutor shall prosecute all persons guilty of such violations by continuous prosecutions, if necessary, until the violation is abated or removed.

    B.

    Upon discovery of a violation, the Department of Planning and Building shall issue a notice of violation to the owner of the subject property. The owner shall correct the violation, or take reasonable action to begin correction, and shall diligently pursue completion of the correction within ten (10) days after receiving notification of the violation. The Department of Planning and Building shall notify the City Prosecutor of any failure to correct the violation and shall request the City Prosecutor to take appropriate legal action. A repetitive or episodic violation of the same regulation shall be deemed a failure to correct and the Department of Planning and Building shall notify the City Prosecutor of the failure to correct.

    C.

    Any violation of the Zoning Regulations within the Long Beach Coastal Zone shall also constitute a violation of Division 20, Section 30000 et seq., of the Public Resources Code of the State of California and shall be subject to the remedies, fines and penalties provided in Division 20, Chapter 9, Section 30800 et seq., of the Public Resources Code. However, this provision shall not preclude any enforcement under the provisions of the Municipal Code.

    D.

    All cost incurred by the City in connection with such abatement of any violation of this Title, once notified, shall become an indebtedness of the owner(s) of said structure or premises, as well as a lien upon the affected property. Any person aggrieved by the imposition of costs pursuant to this Subsection may appeal such imposition within fifteen (15) days of the date of a notice to pay in accordance with procedures as set forth in Section 8.56.120 of this Code.

(Ord. C-6895 § 1, 1991; Ord. C-6595 § 5, 1989; Ord. C-6591 § 1, 1989; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)