Title 9 — CONSTRUCTION CODES AND FIRE CODE›Division II — SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION›Part 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
§ 109.3
San Diego County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · San Diego County
Sec. 109.3.7.2 Notice of violation. Violations, penalties and responsibility for…¶
person, as defined in section 12.115 of the County Code of Regulatory Ordinances, to use any property or erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, remove, improve, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure, or vacant land or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. A property owner shall be considered to have allowed any use or improvement of property occupied by or under the dominion and control of the owner and shall be responsible for the discontinuance and removal of any violation of the County WUI Code. This responsibility shall include property leased to another person. A property owner shall also be responsible for the discontinuance and removal of any violation of the County WUI Code that existed on the property prior to the current owner's purchase of the property.
AMENDMENT TO SECTION 109.3.7.2
The Alpine, Bonita-Sunnyside, Lakeside, North County, Rancho Santa Fe, Rincon Del Diablo, San Marcos, San Miguel, Valley Center and Vista Fire Protection Districts adopt the following code amendment:
Sec. 109.3.7.2 Violations, penalties and responsibility for compliance. Any person who…¶
provisions of this code or standards hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made there under, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement or specification or plans submitted and approved there under, or any certificate or permit issued there under, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the attorney for the Fire District or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every violation and non-compliance respectively, be guilty of an infraction or misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00 or by imprisonment in County Jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both. The imposition of one penalty of any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each day that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
(Added by Ord. No. 10977 (N.S.), effective 4-2-26)
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