A. Any property owner or licensee may correct the violation or cause it to be corrected at any time prior to commencement of correction by, or at the direction of, the Enforcing Officer. A property owner or licensee abating unlawful cannabis cultivation hereunder, or correcting some other violation hereunder, shall perform such correction in the presence of the Enforcing Officer unless the Enforcing Officer waives the right to be present. Abatement involving illegal cultivation and/or canopy overage shall not be deemed completed until the unlawful cannabis has been completely removed from the property and destroyed and approval of such has been provided by the Enforcing Officer. Such abatement by any property owner or occupant shall not impair the Enforcing Officer’s ability to impose an administrative penalty accrued prior to such abatement.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the Enforcing Officer becomes aware that a property owner or licensee has failed to abate any unlawful cannabis cultivation and/or canopy overage within two (2) calendar days of the date of service of the decision of the hearing officer requiring such abatement, the Enforcing Officer may enter upon the property and abate the nuisance by county personnel, or by private contractor under the direction of the Enforcing Officer. The Enforcing Officer may, but need not, apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant authorizing entry upon the property for purposes of undertaking the work, if necessary in their sole discretion.
C. The property owner and/or Licensee shall be responsible for paying all of the County's abatement costs. Each department performing abatement activities shall, upon completion of the activity, report abatement costs to the Enforcing Officer. (§ 2, Ord. 1557, eff. January 21, 2023)