A. Violation. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or portion thereof, or cause the same to be done, contrary to, or in violation of, any of the provisions of this Subchapter, pursuant to § 15.02.005 of this Municipal Code, and California Building Code Section 114.
B. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Subchapter shall be guilty of the misdemeanor, and each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Subchapter is committed, continued or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The provisions of this Section are in addition to and independent of any other sanctions, penalties or costs which are or may be imposed for a violation of any of the provisions of this Subchapter.
C. Recordation of violation.
1. General. The Building Official may record a notice with the County Recorder's Office that a property, building or structure, or any part thereof, is in violation of any provision of this Subchapter provided that the provisions of this section are complied with. The remedy provided by this section is cumulative to any other enforcement actions permitted by this Subchapter, Culver City Municipal Code, or any other applicable State or federal laws.
2. Recordation. If (i) the Building Official determines that any property, building, or structure, or any part thereof is in violation of any provision of this Subchapter; and (ii) the Building Official gives written notice as specified below of said violation; then the Building Official may have sole discretion to, at any time thereafter, record with the County Recorder's Office a notice that the property and/or any building or structure located thereon is in violation of this Subchapter.
3. Notice. The written notice given pursuant to this Section shall indicate:
a. The nature of the violation(s); and
b. That if the violation is not remedied to the satisfaction of the Building Official, the Building Official may, at any time thereafter, record with the County Recorder's Office a notice that the property and/or any building or structure located thereon is in violation of this Subchapter. The notice shall be posted on the property and shall be mailed to the owner of the
property as indicated on the last equalized County Assessment roll. The mailed notice may be by certified or first-class mail.
4. Rescission. Any person who desires to have recorded a notice rescinding the notice of violation must first obtain the necessary approvals and permit(s) to correct the violation. Once the Building Official determines that the work covered by such permit(s) has been satisfactorily completed, the Building Official may record a notice rescinding the prior notice of violation.
Following the recordation of the notice of violation the Building Official is not required to make any inspection of review of the premises to determine the continued existence of the cited violation. It is the responsibility of the property owner, occupant or other similarly interested private party to comply with the above provisions.
D. Costs. Any person that has violated any provision of this Subchapter shall be responsible for the costs of any and all enforcement actions taken by the Building Official in response to such violations. These costs shall be based on the amounts specified by the fee schedule adopted by the City Council.
(Ord. 2021-013, § 1(part))