El Dorado County Municipal Code Art. IX Enforcement and Abatement

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 5262, adopted May 19, 2026, amended the title of Art. IX to read as herein set out. The former Art. IX title pertained to abatement and penalties.

A. Nuisance Abatement. The Enforcement Official (as defined in Section 9.02 of this Code) may, in addition to other authorized procedures set forth in this chapter, take action to abate any nuisance in accordance with the procedures found in Chapter 9.02 of this Code. The costs of any such abatement undertaken by the County shall be borne jointly and severally by the property owner and the person creating, causing, committing, allowing, or maintaining the nuisance and shall be collectable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.02 of this Code.

B. Summary Abatement. The Enforcement Official may, in addition to other authorized procedures, take immediate action to abate any solid waste violation when, in the discretion of the Enforcement Official, the illicit waste causes or threatens to cause a condition which presents an imminent danger to the public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment, or a violation of a permit. The Enforcement Official must first make reasonable attempts to contact and compel the person responsible and/or property owner to abate the illicit discharge or threatened illicit discharge in a satisfactory manner. The costs of any such abatement shall be borne jointly and severally by the property owner and the person creating, causing, committing, allowing, or maintaining the nuisance and shall be collectable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 9.02 of this Code. Following the summary abatement hearing, within ten days of taking action in accordance with this section, there shall be a post-abatement hearing in accordance with Section 9.02.310.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.800; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 5262, adopted May 19, 2026, repealed §§ 8.42.810—8.42.840, which pertained to steps necessary to abate the nuisance by owner, action by director, immediate abatement, and violation and penalty, and derived from the Code of 1997, §§ 8.42.810—8.42.840.

Nothing herein shall be construed to relieve any person from compliance with State law as to any activity allowed or permitted by the County hereunder.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.850; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority of the local enforcement agency as set forth in Article 1, Chapter 2, Part 4 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(Code 1997, § 8.42.860; Ord. No. 4319, 1994; Ord. No. 5262, 5-19-2026)