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Friday Harbor City Zoning Code

17.88 Violation

and Enforcement

17.88.010 Violation and enforcement.

A. It shall be a violation of this title for any person to use or occupy any land, building or other structure in any manner which would be contrary to the provisions of this title. It shall also be a violation of this title for any person to publicly or privately offer to allow another person to use or occupy any land, building or other structure in any manner which would be contrary to the provisions of this title.

B. It shall be a violation of this title for a person to publicly or privately offer through advertisement to allow another person to use or occupy any land, building or other structure in any manner which would be contrary to the provisions of this title. Said person offering the use shall be assessed a monetary penalty in the amount of $2,300 on the day of the notice of violation. This monetary penalty is separate from those that are accessed as a result of a Class 1 civil infraction. Each occurrence shall be considered a separate offense.

C. A person who is operating, or allowing a person to use or occupy any land or building or other structure in a manner as defined by Chapter 17.08 FHMC as a transient accommodation that is not a permissible use in the zone shall be assessed a monetary penalty in the amount of $2,300 on the day of the notice of violation. Each occurrence of operating a transient accommodation that is not a permissible use in the zone shall be considered a separate offense; this monetary penalty is separate from those that are accessed as a result of a Class 1 civil infraction.

D. Any violation of this title shall be and hereby is declared both a public nuisance and a Class 1 civil infraction, as defined in Chapter 1.18 FHMC. Each day that a violation of this title exists may be treated as a separate infraction. (Ord. 1802 § 23, 2024; Ord. 1729 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021; Ord. 1194 § 6, 2002; Ord. 1172 § 114, 2001)