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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES SCHEDULE FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THE CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 53069.4 authorizes cities to impose and collect administrative fines and penalties for violations of any of its codes and ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corona (“City Council”) has adopted an ordinance for the imposition, enforcement, review and collection of administrative penalties for violations of the Corona Municipal Code (“CMC”), which is codified in Sections 1.08.110 through 1.08.190 of the CMC; and
WHEREAS, Section 1.08.140 of the CMC provides that the amount of administrative penalties imposed for violations of the CMC shall be established by resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on June 2, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021- 050, updating the Administrative Penalties Schedule for violations of the CMC; and WHEREAS, on April 6, 2022, the City Council conducted first reading of Ordinance No. 3346, which, among other things, added Section 13.14.170 to the CMC to prohibit water theft and to authorize the imposition of administrative penalties for violations of Section 13.14.170; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the Administrative Penalties Schedule to establish the penalties for violations of CMC Section 13.14.170; and WHEREAS, except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Penalties Schedule, the amount of an administrative penalty to be imposed for any violation of the CMC and assessed by means of an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.08 of the CMC shall be: (1) $100 for the first occurrence of a violation; (2) $200 for the second occurrence of the same violation within a twelve (12) month period; and (3) $500 for each additional occurrence of the same violation within a twelve (12) month period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and incorporated herein by reference.
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2 SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the Administrative Penalties Schedule set forth in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein. The amount of an administrative penalty to be imposed for any violation of the CMC and assessed by means of an administrative citation pursuant to Chapter 1.08 of the CMC shall be as provided for in the Administrative Penalties Schedule. Nothing in this Resolution shall be interpreted to limit or otherwise restrict the amount of a fine or penalty that the City is entitled to impose or collect under applicable federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations outside of its administrative penalties enforcement process codified in Sections 1.08.110 through 1.08.190 of the CMC.
SECTION 3. By adoption of this Resolution, all prior resolutions related to the establishment of administrative penalties for violations of the CMC shall be deemed repealed, including, without limitation, Resolution 2021-050 approved on June 2, 2021.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution and the City Clerk shall attest thereto, and this Resolution shall take effect and be in force on the date that Ordinance No. 3346 becomes effective.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6
th day of April 2022.
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Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
______________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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3 CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6 th day of April, 2022 by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 6
th day of April, 2022.
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Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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4 EXHIBIT “A”
CITY OF CORONA
ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES SCHEDULE
Municipal Code
Provision Description
Infraction Violation
Misdemeanor Violation
First Offense
Second
Offense
Each Additional Offense
(12 Month Period)
Chapter 5.44 Garage Sale permit
required/regulations X $25 $50 $100
Section 8.32.030(H)
Property maintenance
regulations/Trash &
recycling containers
X $35 $100 $200
Chapter 9.17 Host Obligations X X $250 $500 $1000
Chapter 9.19
(and other CMC
provisions)
Marijuana Businesses X $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Chapter 9.31 Graffiti Prevention X $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Section 9.33.020
Fireworks prohibited –
“safe & sane” X $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Section 9.33.020
Fireworks prohibited –
”dangerous”
X $1,000 $2,000 $5,000
Chapter 13.08 Public Sewerage System
Waste Regulations X $1,000 $2,000 $5,000
Section 13.14.170 Water Theft X $130 $700 $1,300
All Others - - - X X $100 $200 $500