Chapter 17.36 — ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL PROCEDURES, PENALTIES

All departments, officials, and public employees of the County of Trinity which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses, shall conform to the provisions of this title 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 title, and any such permits or licenses, if issued in conflict with the provisions of this title, shall be null and void.

A.

It shall be the duty of the building inspector to enforce the provisions of this title pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration, or addition to any building or structure. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of the County of Trinity, and all officers of said county herein and/or otherwise charged by law with the enforcement of this title to enforce this title, and all the provisions of the same.

B.

Any person, firm, or corporation, who violates any of the regulatory provisions of this title is guilty of an offense punishable as a misdemeanor or infraction. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any person convicted of an infraction shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

Each such person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation is committed, continued, or permitted, and shall be punished accordingly.

C.

Any building or structure set up, erected, constructed, altered, enlarged, converted, moved, or maintained, contrary to the provisions of this title, and/or any use of any land, building, or premises, established, conducted, operated, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this title, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the district attorney of said county shall, upon order of the board of supervisors, immediately commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction, to grant such relief as will abate and remove such building or structure, and restrain and enjoin any person, firm, or corporation, from setting up, erecting, building, maintaining, or using any such building or structure or using any property contrary to the provisions of this title.

D.

The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

Chapter 17.37 - REPEALING

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