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CITY OF FORT BRAGG
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
416 N. Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Tel: (707) 961-2827
https://city.fortbragg.com/
SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES
The following penalty schedule was established pursuant to Cal. Gov. Code 36900. In determining the amounts for the different violation types, staff reviewed the amounts established by other jurisdictions and ensured that the amounts remained under the thresholds established by the State.
The following penalty amounts have the potential of being cited each and every day that a violation persists. The amounts graduate based on the number of offenses within one year’s time.
Example: A person recieves a citation for a Type 1 violation for the first time and the violation goes unresolved for several weeks. They have the potential of being cited $30 each day until the violation is corrected. If the violation is resolved, but the person allows the violation to happen again within the same year, they would be charged $130 as the second offense of the same violation. They would have the potential of being cited $130 each day until the violation is corrected.
Violation Type First
Offense
Second
Offense
Third
Offense
or More
Type 1 Violations
Including, but not limited to:
Illegal signage permit, fence & retaining wall issues, expired permit, overgrown vegetation, lawn parking, inoperable vehicle, broken windows, and other similar code enforcement activities. $30 $130 $430
Type 2 Violations
Including, but not limited to:
Building maintenance, nuisance conditions, condition of approval violation, illegal home occupation, blight, and other similar code enforcement activities.
$50 $150 $450
Type 3 Violations
Including, but not limited to:
Illegal second unit, change of use without permit, establishment of an un-permitted use, substandard housing conditions that are not life/safety in nature, and other similar code enforcement activities. $70 $170 $470
Type 4 Violations
Including, but not limited to:
Illegal marijuana cultivation, serious life and safety issues in structures, nuisance conditions such as abandoned buildings that provide setting for illegal activities, environmental crimes requiring intervention by FBFD and other interdepartmental requests for cooperation.
$100 $200 $500
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SCHEDULE OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES CONTINUED
Violation Types Regulated Differently
See the associated California State regulations for the following penalty schedule amount thresholds.
First
Offense
Second
Offense
Third
Offense
or More
Commercial Building & Safety Violations (Cal. Gov. 36900):
Owner fails to remove visible refuse or prohibit unauthorized use of the property.
$130 $700 $2500
Local Building & Safety Code Violations (Cal. Gov. 36900):
Including, but not limited to:
Unpermitted construction, substandard housing conditions that are life/safety in nature, substandard living conditions detrimental to health, and dangerous building.
$130 $700 $1300
Short-Term Rental Violation (Cal. Gov 36900):
Violation of Short-Term Rental Ordinance. Refer to Inland Land Use and Development Code 18.42.190 for the standards for permitted short-term rentals.
$1500 $3000 $5000
Sidewalk Vending Violation Type 1 (Cal. Gov. 51039):
Vending without a permit. $250 $500 $1000
Sidewalk Vending Violation Type 2 (Cal. Gov. 51039):
Vending out of compliance with the adopted Sidewalk Vending Program. Refer to 10.20.150 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code for the standards for Sidewalk Vending.
$100 $200 $500