Martinez City Zoning Code

Any person, firm, corporation or organization violating any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction, at the election of the City and/or its prosecuting official. A misdemeanor offense shall be punishable by a fine off not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or by both a fine and imprisonment. An infraction shall be punishable in the same manner as is prescribed in Section 1.12.010(A)(2) of this Code. A person, firm, corporation or organization shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which a violation of, this Title is committed, continued or permitted by the person, firm, corporation or organization and shall be punishable as herein provided.

Any structure erected, moved, altered enlarged or maintained or any use of a site contrary to the provisions of this Title is unlawful and a public nuisance, and the City Attorney may institute necessary legal proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law and may take such other steps as may be necessary to accomplish these ends, and may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to grant such relief as will remove or abate the structure or use and restrain or enjoin the person, firm, corporation or organization from erecting, moving, altering or enlarging the structure or the site contrary to the provisions of this Title; provided, however, that such action by the City Attorney is authorized under Chapter 1.13 of the this Code.

All remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.