Solano County Zoning Code § 28.113 Enforcement of Chapter

• A. Any use of buildings or land in violation of this chapter, including any use of buildings or land which has not been authorized in the manner required by this chapter, is prohibited and is declared to be a public nuisance.

• B. Any violation of the terms or conditions of any permit or entitlement issued by the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or Board of Supervisors pursuant to this chapter shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

• C. All departments, officials and public employees of the County which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this chapter, and shall issue no such permits or licenses for uses, buildings, or purposes where the same would be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; and any such permits or licenses, if issued in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, shall be null and void.

• D. The County may refuse to issue any discretionary or ministerial permit, license, variance or other entitlement, which is sought pursuant to this chapter, including zoning clearance for a building permit, where the property upon which the use or structure is proposed is in violation of this chapter.

• E. The Zoning Administrator shall issue a notice of violation to any person who has erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, converted, altered, or added to any building or structure in violation of this chapter, or who is using or allowing the use of that person’s property in violation of this chapter, when such enforcement would protect the public health, safety, or general welfare. The notice of violation shall specify the nature of the alleged violation, what corrective action is required, and when the corrective action shall be completed. The Zoning Administrator may, but is not required to, attempt to resolve the matter informally or provide a written warning of violation prior to issuing a notice of violation.

• F. The notice of violation, including the allegations concerning nature of the violation, the required corrective action, and the deadline for corrective action, may be appealed in

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accordance with Section 28.112. If the notice of violation is not timely appealed, the allegations in the notice are deemed admitted and the specified corrective action, including the time for completion, are deemed accepted as reasonable and appropriate. The allegations in the notice of violation, either as originally issued and not timely appealed or as upheld or modified on appeal, shall constitute the County’s final determination that the buildings or use of property is in violation of this chapter.

• G. If the violation is not corrected as specified in the notice of violation, or if corrections are not completed within the time specified in the notice, the County may impose administrative penalties as provided in Chapter 10.

• H. For purposes of Chapter 10, the corrective actions specified in the notice of violation, either as originally issued and not timely appealed or as upheld or modified on appeal, shall constitute a confirmed order to abate and the violation shall be subject to abatement by the County pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter 10.

• I. Notwithstanding Section 1-17 of this code, any violation of this chapter shall be an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding the limits imposed by State law, including the amounts specified in Section 25132 of the Government Code. Each day a violation continues is a separate and distinct offense.

• J. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter may be remedied by civil action for injunctive relief or other appropriate proceedings.

• K. All remedies listed in this chapter, including permit revocation, shall be cumulative and not exclusive. An order of permit revocation issued by the Planning Commission pursuant to Section 28.106(J) and not timely appealed, or as upheld or modified by the Board of Supervisors on appeal, shall constitute a notice of violation that is final and not subject to appeal.

(Ord. No. 1844, §1)