Escondido Municipal Code § 6-12 Violations

It shall be a misdemeanor for a person, firm or corporation to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert or demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building, structure or building service equipment, or cause or permit the same to be done in violation of this code or the incorporated technical codes. Each responsible person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, continued, or permitted.

A violation of this chapter shall be treated as a strict liability offense regardless of intent.

Any building or structure erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished, equipped, used, occupied, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this code shall be and the same is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance. The city attorney shall, upon order of the city council, commence necessary proceedings for the abatement, removal and/or enjoinment of any such public nuisance in the manner provided by law.

Any failure, refusal or neglect to obtain a permit as required by this code shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that a public nuisance has been committed in connection with the erection construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, movement, improvement, removal, conversion or demolition, equipment, use, occupation or maintenance of a building or structure erected, constructed, enlarged altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished, used, occupied, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this code or the technical codes.

(Ord. No. 2003-03, § 1, 2-12-03; Ord. No. 2011-02RR, § 2, 3-16-11)