August 2, 2022
SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS
for the
COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT
CIVIL CITATIONS
for MUNICIPAL
CODE
VIOLATIONS
2 DELINQUENT CIVIL FINES
• A team of staff from the City Manager’s Office, City Attorney, Finance, Development Services, Police, and Fire have been working on finding and shutting down illegal cannabis
operations, as well as other municipal code violations, • Illegal Cannabis Operations are a danger to the public due to zoning, building codes, and fire codes. Serious dangerous infractions have been found in the past.
3 DELINQUENT CIVIL FINES
• 41 civil citations have been issued that are delinquent. All those who were issued citations had a minimum of 30 days to pay before considered delinquent.
• In relation to illegal Cannabis Operations, unlicensed vendors cannot apply for a permit under Measure Q for a year after they have paid their fines and vacated the illegal activity. • Per Costa Mesa Municipal Code 1-48, these citations can be placed on tax rolls of property owners.
• The Finance Department (Treasury) collects the delinquent civil fines.
4 DELINQUENT CIVIL FINES
• Public Hearing to assess 27 properties for a total amount of $35,825. Since the agenda report publication, City has received payments from some property owners and those properties will not be sent to the County.
• Recommended Action: Authorize recording such assessments against the respective properties as liens on County tax rolls.
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