As used in this chapter, the following words are defined as follows:
CITATION. An administrative citation that is issued to a responsible person pursuant to this chapter.
CITEE. A responsible person to whom a citation is issued.
CITY. The City of Monrovia, California.
CIVIL FINE. Is the monetary sanction established by resolution of the City Council that is imposed by a Citation.
CODE. Shall include:
(1) The entire Monrovia Municipal Code and all Los Angeles County and other codes incorporated therein by adoption or reference;
(2) Any uncodified ordinance adopted by the City Council; and
(3) All other state laws applicable to the city.
CITY MANAGER. The chief administrative official of the city as appointed by the City Council.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. (also referred to as OFFICER) shall mean any city employee with obligations to enforce the code. The City Manager may designate additional persons to act as officers for purposes of implementing the provisions of this chapter.
HEARING OFFICER. Shall include a private entity, organization, association or person, or a public official, or duly constituted reviewing authority or commission that the City Manager designates or appoints to consider all timely requests for an administrative hearing upon issuance of a citation.
OWNER. Any person having legal title to, or who leases, rents, occupies or has charge, control or possession of, or responsibility for, any real property in the city, including all persons identified as owners on the last equalized assessment roll of the County Assessor’s Office. An owner of personal property or animals shall be any person who has legal title, charge, control or possession of, or responsibility for, personal property. An owner may include an agent, manager or representative thereof.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership of any kind, a corporation of any kind, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other organization or entity, however formed, as well as fiduciaries, trustees, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, or any combination of such persons. PERSON also includes any public entity or agency that acts as an owner in the city.
PROPERTY or PREMISES. Any real property, or improvements thereon, or portions thereof, as the case may be. PROPERTY includes any parkway or unimproved public easement abutting such real property. PROPERTY” shall also include all forms of personal property or animals, where applicable.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON. Any person, whether as an owner, or otherwise, that allows, causes, creates, maintains, or permits a violation of the code to exist or continue, by any act or the omission of any act or duty.
VIOLATION. An act or omission of any act, or use or condition that constitutes an offense of the code, as well as a breach or violation of any condition of a permit, approval or license issued pursuant to the code. A TRANSIENT VIOLATION is one that is brief or spontaneous in its commission, or that is not typically confined to a fixed location. A NON-TRANSIENT VIOLATION is continuing in nature and generally present at one location.
(Ord. 2007-19 § 4 (part), 2007)