Chico Municipal Code Art. II Notice of Violation

Except as provided in section 1.15.110, when a violation consists of a violation of building, electrical, plumbing or zoning regulations set forth in this code, or any violation of Title 9, 16, 16R, or 19 of this code, the enforcement officer may issue a written notice of violation to any person or persons responsible for the violation prior to the issuance of an administrative citation for that violation. The notice of violation shall contain all of the following:

A. The date and location that the violation was observed;

B. The section of this code violated and a description of the violation;

C. The actions required to correct the violation;

D. A reasonable time period for the correction of the violation; and

E. Notice that if the violation is not corrected by the date specified in the notice of violation, an administrative citation may be issued and administrative fines may be imposed.

(Ord. 2180 §§ 4, 5, Ord. 2473 §2)

An administrative citation may be issued in lieu of a notice of violation if:

A. The person responsible for the violation was issued an administrative or infraction citation for violation of the same provision of this code within the immediately preceding 12 months;

B. The violation constitutes, in the opinion of the enforcement officer, an immediate threat to the health or safety of any person or the public generally;

C. One or more other violations exist on the property, any one of which is not subject to section 1.15.100; or

D. The person responsible for the violation currently owes the city unpaid administrative fines that are delinquent.

(Ord. 2180 §§ 4, 5)

If the enforcement officer determines that all violations listed in the notice of violation have been corrected within the time specified in the notice of violation, an administrative citation shall not be issued. If the enforcement officer determines that all violations listed in the notice of violation have not been corrected within the time specified, an administrative citation may be issued for each uncorrected violation or the enforcement officer may invoke any other remedy provided by law.

(Ord. 2180 §§ 4, 5)