Calabasas Municipal Code Ch. 1.16 General Penalty

Except as otherwise provided, every person who violates any provision or who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this Code or any other ordinance of the city is guilty of a misdemeanor unless the offense is specifically classified in the code or by state law as an infraction, or the city prosecutor reduces the charge to an infraction in the interests of justice, in which case the person shall be guilty of an infraction. Each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of said code or ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this Code.

(Ord. 2005-201 § 3, 2005: Ord. 95-100 § 2 (part), 1995)

A. Violation of this Code or any other ordinance of the city, unless otherwise provided in such ordinance, is punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

B. Except as otherwise provided any other provision of any ordinance of this city, a violation of an ordinance which is defined to be an infraction is punishable by:

1. A fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation;

2. A fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same provision of code or ordinance within one year;

3. A fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same provision of code or ordinance within one year;

4. A fourth violation of the same provision of code or ordinance, regardless of time of occurrence, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as provided in subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. 95-100 § 2 (part), 1995)

In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, the violation of any of the provisions of this Code or of any other ordinance of the city shall constitute a nuisance and may be abated by the city through civil process by means of a restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or in any other manner provided by law. In addition to any other relief, the city may recover: reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in any enforcement or legal action commenced to abate any nuisance pursuant to any provision of this Code, declared nuisances as described in Section 8.20.040 of this Code, any other described nuisance elsewhere in the code, by other ordinance of the city, or by other law.

(Ord. 2006-228 § 1, 2006: Ord. 95-100 § 2 (part), 1995)