§ 1-15. Same—By whom issued.  


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  • Any officer of the county charged with the enforcement of any provision of this Code or any county penal ordinance, or that officer's deputy, may issue citations in compliance with the applicable provisions of the California Penal Code and of sections 1-8 to 1-17 of this Code. The following named public officers and employees are specifically authorized to arrest a person without a warrant and/or to issue citations requiring an appearance to answer charges whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested or cited has committed a misdemeanor in the officer's presence which is a violation of the statute or ordinance which the officer or employee has the duty to enforce:

    (a)

    The county building official, any assistant building official, any building code enforcement inspector, any supervising building inspector, and any building engineer inspector, with respect to any violation of chapter 10 or chapter 14 of the Santa Barbara County Code or any uniform or standard codes referred to therein;

    (b)

    The director of public works, any assistant director of public works, any solid waste management supervisor, any refuse inspection supervisor, and any refuse inspector, with respect to any violation of chapter 17 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

    (c)

    The director of resource management, any assistant director of resource management, the zoning administrator and any zoning enforcement officer, with respect to any violation of chapter 21 or chapter 35 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

    (d)

    The public works director, any assistant public works director, any principal engineer, and any petroleum specialist, with respect to any violation of chapter 25 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

    (e)

    The park director, any assistant park director, any park superintendent, any assistant park superintendent, any Park Ranger I, any Park Ranger II, any Park Ranger III, and any agent employed or contracted for to provide lifeguard services, with respect to any violation of the provisions of chapter 26 of the Santa Barbara County Code;

    (f)

    The director of public works, any assistant director of public works, any Civil Engineer I, any Civil Engineer II, any Civil Engineer III, and any Civil Engineer IV, with respect to any violation of chapter 28 of the Santa Barbara County Code.

(Ord. No. 1242, § 8; Ord. No. 3532, § 1)