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 the Coastal Zoning Ordinance or permit conditions,
or for the monitoring of permits, issued pursuant to this Chapter, to ensure compliance
with permit conditions and the requirements of this Chapter.
Where costs are related to condition compliance work or enforcement of violations
associated with a 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
costs billed to him, then the property owner shall become responsible for the costs,
since the property owner is the ultimate permittee because the permit goes with the
land. Parties purchasing property with outstanding permit monitoring costs, or on
which notices of violation are recorded, are responsible for the unpaid County costs
associated with the property.
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 or modification 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.
