TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Planning and Building Services and County Counsel
MEETING DATE: January 5, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
John Burkes, Brent Schultz
PHONE:
234-6650
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Michael Makdisi
PHONE:
234-6885
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Ordinance Amending Mendocino County Code Chapters 1.04, 1.08 and 16.30 Relating to Code Enforcement Procedures and Regulations, Including Administrative Penalty Increases Relating to Stormwater, Cannabis and Building Violations
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Ordinance amending Mendocino County Code Chapters 1.04, 1.08 and 16.30 relating to code enforcement procedures and regulations, including administrative penalty increases relating to stormwater, cannabis and building violations; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors established Ch. 1.08 on January 10, 2017 with Ord. No. 4371, and amended Ch. 16.30 on August 27, 2013 with Ord. No. 4313. On December 8, 2020, the Board introduced and waived the first reading of this ordinance.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Planning and Building Services requests amendments to certain code enforcement provisions of Chapters 1.04, 1.08 and 16.30 for the purpose of improving the County's ability to effectively and efficiently obtain code compliance. The impetus of the present proposal is to increase administrative penalties that are currently not sufficient to deter certain violations, or to encourage abatement, and do not recover costs of staff time spent. However, the present proposal includes other substantive changes such as modifying and clarifying procedures, expanding the use of enforcement tools such as the recording of notices of violations, as well as updating the code to bring it into conformance with changes in state law. The proposed changes reflect over three years of review and consideration for...
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