Ventura County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

a.

The County may impose fees and charges on persons as established by resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors, or as established by conditions of the entitlement to cover the full costs incurred by the County or its contractors for enforcing activities related to confirmed violations of this Chapter and permit conditions and the monitoring of permits issued pursuant to this Chapter to ensure compliance with permit conditions and the requirements of this Chapter.

b.

Where costs are related to condition compliance work or enforcement of violations associated with a discretionary permit, the party holding the permit (the permittee) shall be initially responsible for the costs incurred by the County. If the permittee fails to pay the billed costs, the property owner shall be responsible for the unpaid and outstanding costs incurred by the County since the entitlement runs with the land.

c.

Parties purchasing property with unpaid and outstanding permit monitoring costs or on which notices of violation are recorded are responsible for the unpaid and outstanding County monitoring and enforcement costs associated with the property.

d.

Enforcement activities shall be in response to confirmed violations and may include such measures as drafting and implementing compliance agreements, inspections, public reports, penalty hearings, forfeiture of sureties and suspension modification or revocation of permits. The recovery of costs for the abatement of confirmed violations shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, adopted charge rates, applicable compliance agreement terms and other authorized means such as, but not limited to, small claims court and liens on property.

(Am. Ord. 4054—2/1/94; Ord. No. 4650, § 14, 9-16-2025)