(a)
The treasurer-tax collector or his or her designee shall be responsible for implementing
the procedures set forth in this chapter with respect to violations of chapter 6 (article III). The director of animal services or his or her designee shall be responsible
for implementing the procedures set forth in this chapter with respect to violations
of chapter 7. The director of planning and development or his or her designee shall be responsible
for implementing the procedures, set forth in this chapter with respect to violations
of chapters 9A, 10, 11, 14 (excluding the "potential for significant environmental damage" clause
of section 14-8(c)(8)), 14C, 25 and 35 of the Santa Barbara County Code. The agricultural commissioner or designee
shall be responsible for implementing the procedures set forth in this chapter with
respect to violations involving native oak tree removal under chapter 14 and violations of the weights and measures registration requirements under chapter 34C of the Santa Barbara County Code.
The fire chief or his or her designee shall be responsible for implementing the procedures
set forth in this chapter with respect to violations of chapter 15. The director of environmental health services or his or her designee shall be responsible
for implementing the procedures set forth in this chapter with respect to violations
of chapters 16, 18 (article I), 18C (articles I, II and III), 34A and 34B of the Santa Barbara County Code. The director of public works or his or her designee
shall be responsible for implementing the procedures set forth in this chapter with
respect to violations of chapters 17, 23 (article III) and 29 (articles I, III and
IV) of the Santa Barbara County Code. The director of community services, or his or
her designee shall be responsible for implementing the procedures set forth in this
chapter with respect to violations of chapter 26, 37 and 44.
(b)
Upon determining that a violation of any provision of chapters 6 (article III), 9A, 10, 11,14 (excluding the "potential for significant environmental damage" clause
of section 14-8(c)(8)), 14C, 15, 16, 17, 18 (article I),18C (articles I, II and III), 23 (article III), 25, 26, 29 (articles
I, III and IV), 34A, 34B, 34C, 35, 37 or 44 of this Code exists with respect to any property, the director shall transmit a notice
of violation to the owner by certified mail or by personal service by a public officer,
or other service methods in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section
415.20, as amended. The notice of violation shall specify:
(1)
The conditions constituting violations;
(2)
A specified time period not less than thirty days from receipt of the notice of violation
within which the violation must be abated;
(3)
That the conduct, activity or circumstances constituting the violation must be stopped
immediately or immediate steps must be taken to make the correction;
(4)
That, in the event the violation is not corrected by the expiration of the specified
time period ("effective date of the notice of violation"), the owner shall be subject
to an administrative fine under this chapter; and
(5)
That the owner may submit in writing, to the director, any information relating to
a determination of the existence of a violation or the amount of the fine to be imposed.
If the director determines that an effort is being made to correct the violation,
he or she may grant an additional period of time for correction of the violation.
(c)
Not withstanding subsection (b) of this section, the director may require immediate
correction of a violation if the violation creates an immediate danger to the health
and safety of persons or property.
(d)
The director may condition any building permit, grading permit or land use permit
issued to remediate a violation to require that the work or project described in the
permit be completed by a certain date or in a certain period of time. Failure to complete
the work or project by the date or within the time stated in a permit condition shall
be good cause in the discretion of the director to:
(1)
Issue a stop work order; and/or
(2)
Suspend or revoke the permit; and/or
(3)
Impose administrative fines for the permit violation.
