Shasta Lake Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

The health officer, fire chief, building official and the director of development services and their respective designees are each authorized to administer and enforce all provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to the classification of dangerous buildings, substandard buildings and public nuisances for the purpose of abating those conditions which exist as the result of violation of those ordinances for which their respective departments have primary enforcement responsibility.

(Ord. 00-126 § 2 (part))

No person, whether as owner, lessee, sublessee, or occupant, shall erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or premises, or cause or permit the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any order issued by the building official hereunder. For purposes of this chapter "person" means and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, joint ventures, receivers, limited liability company, trust, estate, cooperative, association or any other entity. Any person violating the provisions of this section or any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each day such violation continues. Any person violating the provisions of this section or any other provision of this chapter shall also be liable for civil penalties of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each day the violation continues. The city attorney may seek civil penalties in any civil action brought to enforce any provision of this chapter.

(Ord. 00-126 § 2 (part))

Subject to ratification by a majority of the city council, the city manager shall appoint the abatement hearing officer(s) for proceedings under this chapter. The term of office of the abatement hearing officer shall be two years. The city manager may designate more than one abatement hearing officer, however, no more than one abatement hearing officer shall preside over any particular proceeding under this chapter. The city manager may re-appoint an abatement hearing officer for successive two-year terms. Compensation for the abatement hearing officer(s) may be established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 00-126 § 2 (part))

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following specified meanings:

"Common area" means the entire common interest development as that term is defined in California Civil Code Section 1351, except the separate interests therein, or any area defined as a "common area" within a homeowners association's declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions.

"Drive-in enterprise" means any commercial enterprise such as a service station or drive-in restaurant upon which enclosed buildings occupy less than fifty (50) percent of the lot area and where a primary method of providing goods and services to customers is by means of a drive through service.

"Homeowners association" means any California corporation, California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation or unincorporated association created for other purposes of controlling, managing, or maintaining the common areas of a common interest development as that term is defined in California Civil Code Section 1351.

"Junk" means any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvaged, scrapped, unusable, worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in whole or in part of asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, metal, paper, plaster, plaster of Paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton, cloth canvas, organic matter or other substance, having no substantial market value or requiring reconditioning in order to be used for its original purpose.

"Junkyard" means a junkyard as that term is defined in Title 18, or any premises from or on which any junk is abandoned, bailed, bartered, bought, brought, bundled, deposited, disassembled, disposed of, exchanged, handled, kept, packed, processed, scattered, shipped, sold, stored, or transported, regardless of whether or not such activity is done for profit.

"Owner" means the owner of record of real property, occupant, lessee, sublessee, interested holder in real property, or homeowners association, as the case may be. For purposes of this chapter, a homeowners association which exercises management and/or control over a common area shall be deemed an owner of the area over which such control is exercised. Exercising control includes but is not limited to ownership, maintenance, easements and/or assessing fees on property owners pursuant to agreements, deeds or recorded documents.

"Premises" means any real property and/or improvements thereon, as the case may be, including but not limited to, an area designated as a common area within a condominium or similar project.

"Property" means premises.

"Responsible official" means the health officer, fire chief, building official or the director of development services, or their respective designees, authorized to use the provisions of this chapter for violations of those ordinances for which their respective departments have primary enforcement authority.

"Service station" means any premises upon which the improvements are designed and built for the primary purpose of selling to or providing others with fuels for internal combustion engines of motor vehicles, whether or not providing related automotive maintenance and repair services.

(Ord. 00-126 § 2 (part))