All Department officials and public employees of the City vested with the duty or authority to issue permits shall conform to the provisions of this title, and shall issue no permit, certificate or license for uses, buildings or purposes in conflict with the provisions contained herein; and any such permit, certificate or license issued in conflict with the provisions of this title, intentionally or otherwise, shall be null and void. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, the Zoning Administrator and the Police Department to enforce the provisions of this title, pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure and the use of any land, building or premises. Additionally, Public Works and/or Code Enforcement staff shall enforce and subsequently abate any violations under this title that are located within the section of the public right-of-way from the property line to the curb. (Ord. 3544 § 14, 2023; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1501).

It is unlawful to cause or allow to occur the setup, erection, construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, movement or maintenance of any building or structure contrary to the provisions of this title; and any use of any land, building or premises established, conducted, operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of this title shall be, and the same is declared to be, unlawful and a public nuisance; and the City Attorney and City Manager, respectively, shall commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law or CVMC Title 1, and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate and remove such building or structure, and restrain and enjoin any person, firm or corporation from setting up, erecting, building, maintaining or using any such building or structure or using property contrary to the provisions of this title. The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.

Any person who violates any provision of the certified local coastal program adopted pursuant to Division 20 of the California Public Resources Code shall be subject to the penalties contained therein. (Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Res. 11903, 1985; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1502).

The provisions of California Public Resources Code Section 20800, et seq., shall apply to development in the Chula Vista coastal zone and in any case where no appeal has been filed from the decision of the City on a development permit in the coastal zone (including decisions on nonappealable developments) or where an appeal has been filed, but the Commission has determined not to hear the appeal, and when litigation has subsequently been commenced against the City concerning its decision, the City and plaintiff or petitioner shall promptly forward a copy of the complaint or petition to the executive director of the California Coastal Commission. At the request of the local government, and with the concurrence of the California Coastal Commission, the executive director shall request the Attorney General to intervene in such litigation on behalf of the California Coastal Commission. Administrative remedies pertaining to coastal development permits are not deemed to have been exhausted unless all appeal procedures provided by the California Coastal Act (Public Resources Code Section 30000, et seq.) and these regulations have been exhausted. (Res. 11903, 1985).

Any person, firm or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or causing the violation of any of the provisions of this title shall be punishable pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 1.20 through 1.41 CVMC. (Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Ord. 2483 § 2, 1991; Ord. 1212 § 1, 1969; prior code § 33.1503).

An application filed subsequent to the violation of any of the provisions of this title for the purpose of determining, after the fact, compliance therewith shall be accompanied by the required filing fee(s). (Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2011 § 2, 1982).