eLaws | eCases | California Laws | California Code of Regulations | Illinois Courts | Counties & Cities of California | Code of Federal Regulations | United States Code |
 Long Beach
 Municipal Code
 Title 8. HEALTH AND SAFETY
 Chapter 8.76. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

  § 8.76.210. Penalty for violation.  

Latest version.

  • A.

    The owner of any building, premises or vehicle who maintains any public nuisance thereon, as defined in this Chapter, or who violates any order of abatement issued by the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation or the City Council is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided that any violation of Subsections 8.76.010.G, Q, R, and T shall be deemed an infraction.

    B.

    Any occupant or lessee in possession of any such building or premises who fails to vacate the building or premises in accordance with an order of abatement provided in this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

    C.

    Any person who removes any notice or order posted as required in this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

    D.

    No person shall obstruct, impede or interfere with any representative of a City department or the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation, or with any person who owns or holds any estate or interest in a building or premises which has been ordered to be vacated, repaired, rehabilitated, or demolished, whenever any such representative of the City or the Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation, or any person having any interest or estate in such building or premises, is engaged, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, in enforcing any such order of abatement.

    E.

    Those employees of the Department of Development Services designated by the Director of Development Services are authorized and may issue notices of violation of Subsections 8.76.010.G, Q, R or T pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 41103 and other sections of the Vehicle Code relating to the standing or parking of a vehicle. If the notice of violation cannot be attached to the vehicle or other personal property, it may be posted on the front door of the involved premises.

    Nothing in this Section is intended to operate to make these employees peace officers. Further, nothing in this Section is intended to or shall operate to change or shall have the effect of changing the status of the employees authorized to act pursuant to this Section from public or miscellaneous employees to individual peace officers or safety members or classes of peace officers or safety members.

( ORD-16-0028 § 3, 2016; Ord. C-6288 § 2, 1986; Ord. C-6099 §§ 1 and 4, 1984; Ord. C-5489 § 1, 1979; Ord. C-5354 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. C-5225 § 1 (part), 1975: prior code § 4611.25)