41-1 - Purpose.

The following policies and procedures are adopted to implement a program of enforcement of Butte County's zoning, building, sanitation and other ordinances contained in the following chapters of this Code: Chapter 10, Highways and Streets; Chapter 11, Junk Dealers, Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers; Chapter 13, Grading and Mining; Chapter 14, Motor Vehicles and Traffic; Chapter 19, Sewage Disposal; Chapter 23B, Water Wells; Chapter 24, Zoning; Chapter 26, Buildings; Chapter 26A, Underground Utility Districts; Chapter 28A, Mobilehome and Mobilehome Lot Standards; Chapter 28B, State Housing Law Requirements; Chapter 31, Solid Waste Collection, Management and Recycling; Chapter 32, Naming of Streets and Highways; Numbering Properties and Principal Buildings; Chapter 33, Groundwater Conservation; Chapter 37, Underground Hazardous Substance Storage Facilities; Chapter 41A, Noise Control; Chapter 50, Stormwater Ordinance; Chapter 53, Camp Fire Disaster Recovery; Chapter 54, North Complex Fire Recovery; and Chapter 56, Park Fire and Thompson Fire Recovery.

(Ord. No. 2704, § 1, 9-13-88; Ord. No. 2738, § 2, 3-7-89; Ord. No. 2774, § 3, 8-29-89; Ord. No. 3981, § 2, 3-11-08; Ord. No. 4053, § 2, 3-26-13; Ord. No. 4154, § 4, 1-29-19; Ord. No. 4186, § 3, 9-23-20; Ord. No. 4252, § 3, 9-26-24)

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

Affected Department: Whichever of the following three (3) county departments has the responsibility to administer or enforce the applicable provisions of this Code: development services, health, or public works.

Code Enforcement Officer: Any person employed by the County of Butte and appointed to the position of code enforcement officer, as established by Butte County Ordinance Number 2652.

Contiguous Properties: Contiguous properties are any two (2) properties which share a mutual boundary. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad right-of-way.

Premises: The real property of the violator, including contiguous properties, and/or any buildings, structures or other improvements situated thereon or affixed thereto, where any violation of any of the provisions of the chapters specified in section 41-1 of this chapter has or is suspected to have occurred or is suspected to be occurring. The premises may include public property to which a violator has access.

Violator: An adult owner, tenant, occupant, resident or other person having possession, control or any other ownership interest in or the right of access to the premises, excluding persons having only a security interest in the premises, who is suspected or alleged to have violated or to be in violation of any of the provisions of the chapters specified in section 41-1 of this chapter. There may be one (1) or more violators as to any particular premises.

(Ord. No. 2704, § 1, 9-13-88; Ord. No. 3001, § 17, 5-5-92)