Mendota Municipal Code Ch. 1.20 General Penalty

If the provisions of any ordinance, rule or regulation passed by the city before or after publication of this code contains its own express penalty provision for the violation of its term and provisions, such penalty provision shall prevail and shall be applicable in lieu of the penalty provisions set forth in this chapter.

(Prior code § 1.06.006)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this code or failing to comply with any of the regulatory provisions of any ordinance which has been adopted, or may be adopted by the city after publication of this code, shall be guilty of an infraction, unless the violation of such ordinance or regulation is specifically stated to be a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 1.06.001)

A. General Infractions. Every violation determined to be an infraction shall be punishable in a penal amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a first violation of an ordinance, two hundred dollars ($200.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within the same year, or five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within the same year as authorized by Government Code section 36900.

B. Building and Safety Code Infractions. Every violation of the City of Mendota's Building and Safety Codes determined to be an infraction shall be punishable in a penal amount of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00) for a first violation of an ordinance, seven hundred dollars ($700.00) for a second violation of the same ordinance within the same year, or one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300.00) for each additional violation of the same ordinance within the same year.

1. With regard to commercial property, specifically, each additional violation beyond the third violation of the same ordinance within two years of the first violation shall be punishable in a penal amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) so long as the commercial property has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is due to the Responsible Person's failure to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property.

(Ord. 94-12 § 2, 1994: prior code § 1.06.003)

(Ord. No. 09-03, § 1, 3-24-2009; Ord. No. 21-12, § 2, 5-25-2021)

Every violation determined to be a misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and/or imprisonment which shall not exceed six months.

(Ord. 94-12 § 3, 1994: prior code § 1.06.004)

In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of any ordinance, rule or regulation shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the city.

(Prior code § 1.06.005)

Every person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any provision of any such ordinance, rule or regulation is committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.

(Prior code § 1.06.002)

Every offense listed in the Mendota Municipal Code which violation thereof is specifically stated to result in a misdemeanor penalty, also includes as a lesser included penalty an infraction, as set forth in Sections 1.20.020 and 1.20.030 of this chapter and may be, in the discretion of the official charged with enforcing said code, charged as an infraction rather than a misdemeanor. This section shall prevail and be incorporated into every express penalty provision, unless such provision specifically excludes the application of this section.

(Ord. No. 09-02, § 1, 3-24-2009)