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Chapter 17.60 — ENFORCEMENT—PENALTIES

Marina Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Marina

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17.60.010 Conformance required.

17.60.020 Enforcement.

17.60.030 Violation deemed misdemeanor—Penalty.

17.60.040 Unlawful structures—Abatement.

17.60.050 Remedies to be cumulative.

*** Prior ordinance history: Ord. 77-10.**

17.60.010 Conformance required.

All departments, officials and public employees of the city which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses, shall conform to the provisions of this title, and shall issue no such permits or licenses for uses, building or purposes where the same would be in conflict with the provisions of this title, and any such permits or licenses, if issued in conflict with the provisions of this title, shall be null and void. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

17.60.020 Enforcement.

It shall be the duty of the planning commission to enforce the provisions of this title pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure. It shall be the duty of the police department of the city and all officers of said city herein and/or otherwise charged by law with the enforcement of this title, to enforce this title, and all the provisions of the same. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

17.60.030 Violation deemed misdemeanor—Penalty.

Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee, or otherwise, violating or causing or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the city jail. Such persons, firms or corporations shall be deemed to be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of this title is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, or corporation, and shall be punishable as herein provided. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

17.60.040 Unlawful structures—Abatement.

Any building or structure set up, erected, constructed, altered, enlarged, converted, moved or maintained, contrary to the provisions of this title, and/or any use of any land, building or premises, established, conducted, operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of this title, is unlawful and a public nuisance, and the city attorney shall, upon order of the city council, immediately commence

The Marina Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2017-04, passed August 15, 2017.

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action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction, to grant such relief as will abate and remove such building or structure, and restrain and enjoin any person, firm or corporation, from setting up, erecting, building, maintaining or using any such building or structure or using any property contrary to the provisions of this title. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

17.60.050 Remedies to be cumulative.

The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive. (Zoning ordinance dated 7/94 (part), 1994)

The Marina Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2017-04, passed August 15, 2017.

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Contents — Marina Zoning Code
Marina Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 17.02 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 17.06 — GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS
  3. Chapter 17.08 — U OR UNCLASSIFIED DISTRICT
  4. Chapter 17.10 — O OR OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
  5. Chapter 17.11 — PF OR PUBLIC FACILITY DISTRICT
  6. Chapter 17.12 — K OR AGRICULTURAL-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  7. Chapter 17.13 — MHR OR MARINA HEIGHTS RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  8. Chapter 17.14 — R-1 OR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  9. Chapter 17.16 — R-2 OR DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  10. Chapter 17.18 — R-3 OR LIMITED MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DIS…
  11. Chapter 17.19 — CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR LOW INCOME SENIOR C…
  12. Chapter 17.20 — R-4 OR MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 17.21 — C-R OR COMMERCIAL/MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL …
  14. Chapter 17.22 — C-1 OR RETAIL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  15. Chapter 17.24 — C-2 OR GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 17.25 — C-D OR COASTAL CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DI…
  17. Chapter 17.26 — PC OR PLANNED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 17.27 — ADULT BUSINESSES AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS
  19. Chapter 17.28 — AIRPORT DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 17.29 — BP OR BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 17.30 — M OR INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 17.31 — P OR BUSINESS PARK AND PLANNED INDUSTRIAL SMAL…
  23. Chapter 17.32 — A OR LIMITED AGRICULTURAL USES COMBINING DISTR…
  24. Chapter 17.34 — ST OR SPECIAL TREATMENT DISTRICT
  25. Chapter 17.36 — S OR INTEGRATED COMBINING DISTRICT
  26. Chapter 17.38 — X OR CAMP COMBINING DISTRICT
  27. Chapter 17.40 — B OR SITE AND YARD AREA COMBINING DISTRICT
  28. Chapter 17.41 — COASTAL ZONING
  29. Chapter 17.42 — T OR TRANSITIONAL DISTRICT
  30. Chapter 17.44 — PARKING REQUIREMENTS
  31. Chapter 17.45 — AFFORDABLE HOUSING
  32. Chapter 17.46 — VARIANCES
  33. Chapter 17.48 — USE PERMITS
  34. Chapter 17.50 — SITE AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW
  35. Chapter 17.51 — TREE REMOVAL, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION
  36. Chapter 17.52 — NONCONFORMING USES
  37. Chapter 17.54 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CONDOMINIUM/PLANNED …
  38. Chapter 17.55 — SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION STANDARDS
  39. Chapter 17.56 — APPEALS
  40. Chapter 17.58 — AMENDMENTS
  41. Chapter 17.60 — ENFORCEMENT—PENALTIES

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