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<br />c. "Day" or "days" shall mean calendar days.
<br />d. "Enforcement Officer" means the City Manager or any person who is authorized
<br />or directed by the City Manager to enforce any provision of this Code. In
<br />addition to any other powers conferred upon him/her by this Code or by other
<br />state, county or federal law, any such designated Enforcement Officer shall have
<br />the authority to arrest a person without a warrant, issue a Notice to Appear, as
<br />described in Penal Code §948, or issue a Notice of Violation, as described in
<br />Sections 1-12-400 and 1-12-410 below, if such Enforcement Officer has cause to
<br />believe that a violation of this Code was, or is being, committed.
<br />e. "Hearing Body" shall mean the City Manager, or any person or persons appointed
<br />by the City Manager to conduct a hearing authorized by this Chapter.
<br />f. "Owner" shall mean the owner or owners of record of the Affected Property.
<br />g. "Penalty" shall mean an administrative penalty imposed by an Enforcement
<br />Officer, pursuant to Sections 1-12-410 of this Code.
<br />h. "Responsible Party" shall mean any natural persons, firm, association, club,
<br />organization, corporation, partnership, business trust, trustee, or entity, and the
<br />parents or legal guardian of any person under eighteen (18) years of age, whose
<br />acts or omissions have caused or contributed to a violation of this Code, and shall
<br />include any Owners, tenants, or holders of other estates or rights in, the Affected
<br />Property.
<br />1-12-115 Violation a Public Nuisance, Alternative Remedies Provided.
<br />A violation of this Code, including any continuing violation as set forth in sections 1-12-
<br />140, below, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. In addition to the remedies for nuisance
<br />abatement provided in this Chapter, the City expressly reserves the right to utilize other
<br />enforcement remedies found within specific chapters of the Code, remedies available under any
<br />applicable state or federal statute or pursuant to any other lawful power the City may possess.
<br />All such remedies shall be alternative to or in conjunction with, and not exclusive of, one
<br />another. The election of remedies provided by this Chapter shall be at the sole discretion of the
<br />City and its officials.
<br />The City Manager may direct that any required hearing be conducted before a Hearing
<br />Body. The City Manager, or a Hearing Body designated by the City Manager, may order the
<br />abatement of any public nuisance, as defined in this Code or in any state ar federal statute,
<br />following notice and a hearing. However, no notice or hearing is required to abate a nuisance
<br />pursuant to the summary abatement authority set forth in Section 1-12-500, below.
<br />1-12-120 Violation of License, Permit, Agreement or Approval.
<br />It shall be a violation of this Code to violate any term or condition of any license, permit,
<br />agreement, or approval granted or issued pursuant by the City, including any granted or issued
<br />by the City's Redevelopment Agency pursuant to its authority under the California Community
<br />Code Enforcement (2)
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