§ 21.10.090. Continuous application of Zoning Regulations.


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  • A.

    Any violation of the Zoning Regulations is a public nuisance, punishable as a misdemeanor, and each day of continuing violation shall be deemed a separate offense. The City may undertake enforcement action after discovery of the violation regardless of when the violation actually occurred.

    B.

    Pursuant to Civil Code Section 3483, every successive owner of property who fails or neglects to correct a violation or to abate a continuing nuisance upon or in the use of such property, created by a former owner, is liable criminally and civilly in the same manner as the one who first created it.

(Ord. C-6595 § 20, 1989)