§ 1.16.030. Violations.

A.

Minor Violation. A minor violation shall exist whenever any provision of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter has been violated or the real property or structure thereon identified with the violation has been declared and remains a public nuisance.

B.

Public Nuisance. For the purposes of this Chapter, a public nuisance shall exist whenever a condition on a property is maintained in violation of codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter or in violation of California Civil Code Sections 3479 and 3480, at common law or in equity jurisprudence. A public nuisance shall also exist whenever a condition so identified is corrected but recurs, and continues as a recurrent problem.

C.

Responsible Department. The responsible department shall be the City department, its Director or Deputy Director, or other person so designated either by the City Manager or code or ordinance as responsible for enforcement of the provisions of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter.

D.

Responsible Person. The responsible person shall be a natural person, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, firm, partnership, or corporation, its heirs or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid, responsible for the creation, existence, commission, and/or maintenance of a violation of the codes and ordinances identified in this Chapter.

(Ord. 12550 § 3 (part), 2003: Ord. 11805 § 1 (part), 1995: prior code § 1-8.03)