(A) General penalty; continuing violations. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Alhambra Municipal Code to the contrary, any person who causes, permits, suffers, or any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who fails to comply with any obligation or requirement of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor offense punishable in accordance with Municipal Code § 1.12.010. Any person causing or permitting a violation of any such section of said code shall be subject to the penalties ascribed to each such section as set forth herein. The City Attorney/ City Prosecutor may at his or her discretion reduce a misdemeanor offense to an infraction pursuant to § 1.12.011.
(B) Violations for noncompliance with this chapter. Applicants who fail to comply with any section of this code are subject to a minimum $500 non-compliance fee or an amount equal to 10% of the permit fee for a project, whichever is greater. Any applicant issued a self-haul permit for Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste found to be in violation of this chapter, upon issuance of a first Notice of Violation, will have the self-haul permit revoked and will be required to obtain construction and demolition waste collection and recycling services from the city's franchise solid waste hauler within three days upon issuance of the Notice of Violation.
(C) Violations including aiding, abetting, and concealing. Any person who causes, aids, abets or conceals the fact of a violation of this code is guilty of violating this code and shall alternatively be subject to an administrative penalty/ fine imposed in accordance with the provisions of Alhambra Municipal Code Chapter 1.13.
(D) Enforcement by civil action. In addition to the penalties provided herein, the said code may be enforced by civil action. Any condition existing in violation of this code is a public nuisance and may be summarily abated by the city.
(Ord. 4798, passed 1-24-22)