Chapter 17.32
ENFORCEMENT
Sections:
17.32.010 Enforcement responsibility.
17.32.020 Building permit – Conformity required.
17.32.030 Building permit – Plat required.
17.32.040 Building permit – Plans approval.
17.32.050 Remedies cumulative and nonexclusive.
17.32.060 Violation – Nuisance.
17.32.070 Violation – Misdemeanor.
17.32.010 Enforcement responsibility.
The chief of police, building inspector, city clerk, and all officials charged with the issuance of licenses or permits shall enforce the provisions of this title and Title 18. (Ord. 84 § 10.1, 1948)
17.32.020 Building permit – Conformity required.
No building permit shall be issued for the erection or use of any structure or part thereof, or for the use of any land, which is not in accordance with the provisions of this title and Title 18. Any permit issued contrary to the provisions of this title and Title 18 shall be void and of no effect. (Ord. 84 § 10.2, 1948)
17.32.030 Building permit – Plat required.
A. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plat, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot or building site to be built upon, the location, height and area of the building or buildings to be erected, and such other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this title and Title 18.
B. Where a proposed front yard is less than the prescribed minimum for the district in which the building is to be erected, such plat shall include the nearest adjoining premises on both sides in the same block on which premises buildings have already been erected, together with the location of such buildings. (Ord. 84 § 10.3, 1948)
17.32.040 Building permit – Plans approval.
A. Drawings showing the exterior elevations of the proposed building or structure, the types of materials to be used, and the signs to be displayed, shall be filed with the commission and approved by the commission or its designated agent, before any permit for the construction of the building or structure shall be issued.
B. The commission may designate the building inspector as its agent to receive and inspect, consider and approve or disapprove the plans, on behalf of the commission. The building inspector shall act upon all such plans within thirty days after their receipt and failure to notify the applicant of disapproval of such plans within such period, unless the applicant consents to an extension of time, shall constitute approval of the plans insofar as this section is concerned.
C. In the event the building inspector disapproves any plans, he shall immediately file said plans and a statement of his reasons for disapproval with the commission. The commission, at its first regular meeting thereafter, shall either approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove said plans and any revisions thereof. (Ord. 84 § 10.4, 1948)
17.32.050 Remedies cumulative and nonexclusive.
All remedies provided for in this chapter shall be cumulative and not exclusive. The conviction and punishment of any person herein shall not release such person from the responsibility of correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited buildings, structures or improvements, nor prevent the enforced correction or removal thereof. (Ord. 84 § 10.6, 1948)
17.32.060 Violation – Nuisance.
Any building or structure erected or maintained, or any use of property contrary to the provisions of this title and Title 18, shall be and the same is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and the city attorney shall, upon order of the city council, immediately commence action or actions, proceeding or proceedings, for the abatement, 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 or remove such building, structure or use, and restrain and enjoin any person from setting up, erecting or maintaining such building or structure, or using any property contrary to the provisions of this title and Title 18. It shall be the right and duty of every citizen to participate and assist the city officials in the enforcement of the provisions of this title and Title 18. (Ord. 84 § 10.5, 1948)
17.32.070 Violation – Penalty.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, except that notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any violation constituting a misdemeanor under this chapter may, in the discretion of the enforcing authority, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction. (Ord. 627 § 30, 2001: Ord. 495 § 18, 1989: Ord. 84 § 10.7, 1948)