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ARTrCLE 29. Administration and Enforcement.
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<br /> Sec. 29.100. Administrative Appeal Procedure.
<br />An appeal may be made to the Board of Adjustment by any inter-
<br />ested party from any administrative determination or interprettion
<br />made by the Zoning Administrator or the Building Inspector under
<br />this ordinance. An appeal shall be made on a form prescribed by
<br />the Board and shall be filed with the Secretary. The Board may
<br />affirm, modify, or reverse any administrative determination or inter-
<br />pretation from which appeal is made, and in making its decision
<br />shall be guided by the objectives of this ordinance. The dec~sion
<br />of the Board shalI he rendered within 30 days after fiIing, unless
<br />the applicant shall consent to an extension of time. A decision of
<br />the Board may be appealed to the City Council by the applicant
<br />within 10 days of the date of the decision or, in the event no decision
<br />is rendered, within 10 days following the time period prescribed
<br />for a decision by the Board.
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<br /> Sec. 29.101. Permits, Certificates, and Licenses.
<br />All officials, departments, and employees of the City of Pleasan~on
<br />vested with the authority or duty to issue permits, certificates, or
<br />licenses shall comply with the provisions of this ordinance, and shall
<br />issue no permit, certificate, or license which conflicts with the pro-
<br />visions of this ordinance. Any permit, certificate, or license issued
<br />in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall be void.
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<br />See. 29.1(~2. Duties of City Officials.
<br />The I~uilding Inspector shall be the official responsibIe for the en-
<br />forcement of the zoning ordinance, except for Article 19, (Home
<br />Occupations), and Article 22, (Non-Conforming Uses, Structures,
<br />and Signs), enforcement of which shall be the responsibility of the
<br />Zoning Administrator. The Building Inspector and the Zoning Ad-
<br />ministrator, or their deputies, shall have the right to enter on any
<br />site or to enter any slructure for the purpose of investigation and
<br />inspection related to any provision of this ordinance, provided that
<br />the right of entry shall be exercised only at reasonable hours and
<br />that in no case shall any structure be entered in the absence of the
<br />owner or tenant without the written order of a court of competent
<br />jurisdiction. The Buil'ding Inspector may serve notice requiring the
<br />removal of any structure or use in violation of the regulations on
<br />the owner or his authorized agent; on a tenant, or on an architect,
<br />builder, contractor, or other person who commits or participates
<br />in any violation. The Building Inspector or the Zoning Administrat-
<br />or may call upon the City Attorney to institute necessary legal pro-
<br />ceedings to enforee the provisions of this ordinance, and the City
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<br />Attorney hereby is authorized to institute appropriate actions t,
<br />that end. The Building Inspector may call upon the Chief of Polie
<br />and his authorized agents to assist in the enforcement of this ur~
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<br /> See. 29.103. Violations.
<br /> a. Any person, firm, corporation, or organization violating any pro
<br /> vision of this ordinance shah be guilty of a misdemeanor an,
<br /> upon conviction thereof shaI1 be punishable by a fine of no
<br /> more than $500 and by imprisonment for a term not exceedin~
<br /> six months, or by both a fine and imprisonment. A person, firm
<br /> corporation, or organization shall be deemed guilty of a separat~
<br /> offense for each day during any portion of which a violatiol
<br /> of this ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by th~
<br /> person, firm, corporation, or organization and shall be punish
<br /> able as herein provided.
<br /> b. Any structure or sign erected, moved, altered, enIarged, o~
<br /> maintained and any use of a site contrary to the provisions o
<br /> this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawfu
<br /> and a public nuisance, and the City Attorney shall immediatel.~
<br /> institute necessary legal proceedings for the abatement, re
<br /> moral, and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by la~
<br /> shall take such other steps as may be necessary to accomplisl
<br /> these ends, and shall apply to a court of competent jurisdictioz
<br /> to grant such relief as will remove or abate the structure, sign
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<br /> organization from erecting, moving, altering, or enlarging th~
<br /> structure or sign or using the site contrary tn the provisions o~
<br /> this ordinance.
<br /> c. All remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and no~
<br /> exclusive.
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<br />See. 29.104. VoidabIe Conveyances.
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<br />the provisions of this ordinance, shall be voidable at the sole optio~
<br />of the grantee, buyer, or person contracting to purchase, his heirs
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<br />within one year after the date of execution of the deed of convey.
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<br />contract to sell is binding upon any assignee or trans£eree of the
<br />grantee, buyer, or person contracting to purchase other than those
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<br />tracting to sell or his assignee, heir. or devisee.
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