Chino Municipal Code Ch. 15.50 Enforcement

A. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to alter, construct, convert, demolish, enlarge, equip, erect, improve, maintain, move, occupy, repair, or use any building or structure in the city, or cause or permit the same to be done contrary to or in violation of any provision of any code adopted under this title. A person shall be guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each and every day during which any violation of any provision of any code adopted under this title is committed, continued, or permitted to be committed or continued.

B. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person or entity to fail to comply with a notice or order to comply or repair issued under any provision of any code adopted under this title. A person shall be guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each and every day that he or she fails to comply with the notice or order. A violation of this subsection is independent and does not depend on a finding that the person cited also violated another provision of this code. It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the person cited under this subsection was found not guilty of the underlying violation.

(Ord. No. 2025-007, § 2, 2025.)

Every person found guilty of a misdemeanor shall be punishable for each separate offense by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. No. 2025-007, § 2, 2025.)

Recovery authorized. Any violation of this municipal code is hereby determined to constitute a public nuisance. The prevailing party in any judicial action, administrative proceeding, or special proceeding to abate a nuisance may recover its incurred attorney's fees, provided that the city elected, at the initiation of such individual action or proceeding, to recover its own attorneys' fees. In no judicial action or administrative proceeding shall an award of attorney's fees to a prevailing party exceed the amount of reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the city in the judicial action or administrative proceeding. A judicial action includes, but is not limited to, any civil or criminal action, inspection or abatement warrant, administrative proceeding, or appeal from an administrative proceeding. In addition to any other basis, the city shall also be determined the prevailing party when a person complies voluntarily or involuntarily after a deadline in a notice issued by the city expires, and also when the city's enforcement action was a cause or catalyst for compliance. The failure of a court to award attorneys' fees to the city shall not preclude the city from recovering its attorneys' fees and costs through an administrative or other process.

(Ord. No. 2025-007, § 2, 2025.)