(a) Citations; each day a separate violation. This chapter may be enforced at any location within the County by an Enforcement Officer through the issuance of an administrative citation with penalties, as described more fully in Sec. 6-21.06, below. Each and every day, or portion thereof, that a violation of this chapter exists constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
(b) Powers of Enforcement Officer. As set forth more fully in Sec. 6-21.06, below, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority and powers necessary to determine whether a violation exists and take appropriate action to gain compliance with the law and abate any violation. The Enforcement Officer shall further have authority to issue administrative citations and any other notices and orders necessary to obtain compliance and cost recovery, as well as the power to inspect public and private property as provided by law, impose fines and fees, and use the administrative remedies that are available under state law, this chapter, and other applicable provisions of the Yolo County Code
(c) Obstruction. In addition, every person who willfully resists, delays, or obstructs any Enforcement Officer or Hearing Officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of their office or employment in connection with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment in a County jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(d) False statements. Further, every person who willfully states anything which that person knows to be false in any oral or written statement to an Enforcement Officer or Hearing Officer regarding the subject of an investigation, citation, or hearing occurring pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment in a County jail not to exceed one (1) year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(e) Litigation authority. The Office of the County Counsel is hereby authorized to file a civil action on behalf of the County to enjoin any violation(s) of this chapter and to obtain other appropriate relief needed to cease and abate such violations, as well as to recover all associated County costs, attorneys’ fees, and any fines or penalties imposed. No further Board authority or permission to initiate litigation is required to enforce violations of this chapter. (§ 6, Ord. 1523, eff. July 7, 2020)