West Covina Municipal Code Div. 8 Enforcement

(a) It shall be the duty of the public works director or his/her designee to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(b) In addition to the regulations of this article, other regulations of the West Covina Municipal Code, and other provisions of law which govern the appeal or disapproval of applications for permits, licenses or certificates of appropriateness covered by this article, the public works director shall have the authority to implement the enforcement thereof by serving notice requiring the removal of any violation of this chapter upon the owner, agent, occupant or tenant of the improvement, building, structure or land.

(c) In addition to the foregoing remedies, the city attorney may institute any necessary legal proceedings to enforce the provisions of this article, including the ability to maintain an action for injunctive relief to restrain or enjoin or to cause the correction or removal of any violation of this chapter, or for an injunction in appropriate cases.

(d) If any provision or clause of this article is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this article. The provisions and clauses of this article are declared to be severable.

(Ord. No. 2173, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-08)

For any action or development covered by this article that is undertaken without the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness or that is undertaken without full compliance with the terms and conditions of an issued certificate of appropriateness, the public works director shall order the action stopped by written notice. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to carry out any work on any building, structure, improvement, or property in violation of a notice stopping such work or in violation of this article.

(Ord. No. 2173, § 1(Exh. A), 3-4-08)