Anderson Municipal Code Ch. 1.20 General Penalty

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For statutory provisions declaring violation of an ordinance to be a misdemeanor, see Gov. Code § 36900; for provisions authorizing cities to impose fines not exceeding five hundred dollars and/or six months imprisonment, see Gov. Code § 36901.

A. Unless otherwise specified, every act prohibited, declared unlawful or declared substandard or unsafe and every failure to perform an act made mandatory by this code or any other ordinance of the city shall constitute either a misdemeanor or an infraction, at the discretion of the city attorney.

B. Every day any violation of this code or any other ordinance of the city continues shall constitute a separate offense.

C. Unless a different penalty is specified, all violations shall be punishable as set forth in Chapter 8.29.

D. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section or any other provision of this code to the contrary, violations of Chapter 17.66 of this code (regarding marijuana dispensaries) are not subject to criminal liability under this code.

(Ord. 444 § 1, 1981; prior code § 1.7 (part))

(Ord. No. 775, § 3, 9-6-2011)

In addition to the penalties provided in Section 1.20.010, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this code is a public nuisance and may be, by this city, summarily abated as a new and separate offense.

(Prior code § 1.7 (part))