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Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS›Article 613 — ENFORCEMENT

613.02: ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

All departments, officials, and public employees of the city, vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses, shall conform to the provisions of this chapter, and shall issue no permit or license for uses, buildings, or purposes in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; and any such permit or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void. The following officials, departments, and employees have specific responsibilities as follows:

A. Zoning Administrator:

  1. Shall enforce all provisions of this chapter related to issuance of discretionary permits and shall have responsibility for ordering the correction of violations and initiating the revocation of discretionary permits pursuant to section 601.10,
  • "Revocation Or Modification Of Approvals", of this series, and the abatement of nuisances as defined in this article.

  1. Shall prior to issuance of building permits, ascertain that plans presented with the building permit application conform to those approved subject to the requirements of this chapter.

  2. Shall enforce all provisions of this chapter pertaining to the use, erection, construction, reconstruction, relocation, conversion, alteration, or addition to any building or structure and condition of approval of use permits, variances, nuisance abatements, or other discretionary approvals. The zoning administrator is hereby authorized to cause to be stopped any work or use undertaken without or contrary to approval granted pursuant to this chapter or in violation of any of its other provisions.

B. City Attorney: The city attorney may, at his or her discretion or upon order of the council, immediately commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment of violations in the manner provided by law, and may take such other steps and may apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate and remove such use, or building or structure, and may seek to restrain and enjoin any person, firm or corporation from such use of any property, building or structure, or from setting up, erecting, building, maintaining or demolishing any such building or structure contrary to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 1801, 12-3-2013)

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▸ Contents — Porterville Zoning Code
Porterville Zoning Code
  1. Series 100 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
  2. Series 200 — BASE DISTRICTS
  3. Series 300 — ADDITIONAL USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
  4. Series 400 — LAND DIVISIONS
  5. Series 500 — OVERLAY DISTRICTS
  6. ▸ Series 600 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITS
    Overview
    1. Article 600 — PLANNING AGENCY
    2. Article 601 — COMMON PROCEDURES
    3. Article 602 — ZONING CONFORMANCE REVIEW
    4. Article 603 — HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
    5. Article 604 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
    6. Article 605 — TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
    7. Article 606 — VARIANCES
    8. Article 607 — AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PLAN
    9. Article 608 — AMENDMENTS TO ZONING MAP AND TEXT
    10. Article 609 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
    11. Article 610 — ADJUSTMENTS
    12. Article 611 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
    13. Article 612 — APPEALS
    14. ▸ Article 613 — ENFORCEMENT
      Overview
      1. 613.01: PURPOSE:
      2. 613.02: ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
      3. 613.03: PUBLIC NUISANCE DEFINED:
      4. 613.04: VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:
      5. 613.05: REMEDIES:
  7. Series 700 — GENERAL TERMS

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