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Cochise County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

2.66 ENFORCEMENT

2.66.010 VIOLATIONS DEEMED A NUISANCE

Any building, structure, outdoor lighting or use erected or maintained, or any use of property contrary to the provisions of these Zoning Regulations is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 20-09 (R-20-02) on 6/5/2020

2.66.020 ACTION TO ENFORCE REGULATIONS

For any violation of these Zoning Regulations, the County Attorney may, and upon order of the Board of Supervisors, shall commence all necessary actions or proceedings to enforce these Zoning Regulations, including, but not limited to, actions to abate, enjoin, or remove the violating building, structure, outdoor lighting fixture or use.

2.66.030 REMEDIES OF VIOLATIONS

All remedies concerning these Zoning Regulations shall be cumulative and not exclusive. Conviction and punishment of any person hereunder shall not relieve such persons from the responsibility of correcting prohibited conditions or removing prohibited buildings, structures, or improvements and shall not prevent the enforced correction or removal thereof. In addition to the other remedies provided herein, any adjacent or neighboring property owner especially damaged by the violation of any provision of these Zoning Regulations may institute, in addition to any other appropriate remedy or proceeding, an action for injunction, mandamus, or proceeding to prevent, abate or remove such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance or use.

If a property is in violation, the County Zoning Inspector may shorten the length of the permit to complete the project.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 14-04 (R-14-06) on 5/6/2014
Amended by Ord. 14-10 (R-14-08) on 12/2/2014

2.66.040 PENALTIES OF VIOLATIONS

  1. Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as principal, owner, agent, tenant, employee, or otherwise, who violates any provisions of these Zoning Regulations or who violates or fails to comply with any order or regulation made hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided for Class 2 misdemeanors by Arizona Revised Statutes. Such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which such violation or failure to comply with these Zoning Regulations is committed continued or permitted.
  2. Paragraph 1 above notwithstanding, each violation of these Zoning Regulations or failure to comply with any order or regulation hereunder may be processed by the County Zoning Inspector as a violation subject to a civil penalty as provided by Arizona Revised Statutes and heard by a duly appointed hearing officer, pursuant to the written rules of procedure for such hearings, as approved by the Board of Supervisors.

20-09 (R-20-02)

14-04 (R-14-06)

14-10 (R-14-08)