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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #2995 ORDINANCE NO. 2995 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AMENDING HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE BY DELETING SECTION 9021(f) AND ADDING SECTION 9022 TO EXPAND THE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Section 9021(f) of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is deleted. SECTION 2 . Section 9022 of the Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is added to read as follows: 9022 Enforcement Penalties (a) It shall be the duty of the director to enforce the provisions of the Ordinance Code. Official and public employees of the City of Huntington Beach shall not issue permits or licenses for structures or uses which are in conflict with the provisions of this Code. Any such permits or licenses issued in conflict with this Code shall be deemed null and void. (b) Not withstanding any other provision of the Ordinance Code, each violation of this Code may be alternatively enforced as follows : Each method set forth herein is intended to be mutually exclusive and does not prevent concurrent or consecutive methods being used to achieve compliance against continuing violations . Each and every day any such violations exist constitutes a separate offense. - 1 - (1) Misdemeanor. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the mandatory requirements of this Code may be prosecuted for a misdemeanor. Written citations for misdemeanors may be issued by police officers or environmental officers and land use officers who have successfully completed a course in the Power of Arrest as specified in California Penal Section 832 . This citation power is pursuant to lif Ca ornia Penal Code 836 . 5 . All citations issued under this Code shall be delivered to the City Attorney who shall have the prosecutory discretion as to the filing of a misdemeanor complaint with the court as required by California Penal Code Section 853 . 6 . Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Code shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500 . 00) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment. (2) Civil Action. The City Attorney at the request of the City Council may institute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain, enjoin or abate the condition(s) found to be in violation of the provisions of this Code, as provided by law. 2 - 2995 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3.rd day of ATri 1 1989 . ayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: exoui City Clerk tlCity torne REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED: rJ a �'t /�, ft:v: City Administrator Directot of Community Development - 3 - 2995 Ord. No. 2995 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH 3 I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the j City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number k i of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular meeting therof held on the 20th day of March 19 89 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular meeting therof held on the 3rd day of April 19 89 and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of i all the members of said City Council . AYES: Councilmembers: MarAl1 i ste►", Green, Wincf 11,Rannitter, Mays. Silva, Erskine- NOES: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None I, Connie Brockway CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington Bead and ex-offiao Clerk of fMe Gar Council,do hereby oertily that a synopsis of this ordinance has t-eii puo��ied in the Daily Pilot on City Clerk and ex-offi ci o Clerk of the City Council of the City A> ,19.1? .- of Huntington Beach, California in aa�r a sat tl e'+tv Cltarre of said City. City Cl rk Deputy City Clerk i