Del Norte County Municipal Code Ch. 19.28 Enforcement

The following provisions shall apply to violations of the regulations as contained in Title 19. All of the remedies provided for in this section shall be cumulative and non inclusive.

1. Penalty. Any person, whether principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Section Chapter 1.12 of the Del Norte County Code.

2. Public Nuisance. Any new development operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of this Code shall be the same hereby is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be subject to injunction and abatement as such.

3. In addition to the penalties included in Section 19.28.10(A) for the purposes of enforcing the fire safe regulations within the State Responsibility Areas in Del Norte County, the County acknowledges that the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) has its own enforcement authority. This authority of CDF is additional to and may be used in concert with the County's authority to abate hazardous situations, violations, infractions, and misdemeanors.

(Ord. 2016-003)