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920: Enforcement Violations <br /> <br />Page 920-2 <br />(6) Install, create, erect, alter, or maintain any sign without first obtaining the appropriate permits <br />or development approvals, and complying with their terms and conditions. <br />(7) Create, expand, replace, or change any nonconformity, except in accordance with this <br />Ordinance. <br />(8) Reduce or diminish the requirements of use, development, or dimensional standards below <br />the minimum required by this Ordinance. <br />(9) Through any act or omission, fail to comply with any other provisions, procedures, or <br />standards, as required by this Ordinance. <br />(10) To continue any of the above-stated violations. <br />(B) Development Shall Adhere to Approved Plans <br />Permits or development approvals issued by a decision-making body or staff authorize only the use, <br />density or intensity, location, design, and/or development set forth on the plans reviewed in issuing <br />such permits or development approvals. Development that differs from that which was approved by <br />a decision-making body in a permit or development approval is a violation of this ordinance. <br />920.040 Responsible Persons <br />The owner, tenant, or occupant of any land or structure, or an architect, engineer, builder, contractor, <br />agent, or any other person who participates in, assists, directs, creates, or maintains a situation that <br />constitutes a violation of this ordinance may be held responsible for the violation and subject to the <br />remedies and penalties set forth in this chapter. <br />920.050 Enforcement Generally <br />(A) Responsibility for Enforcement <br />The Community Development Department shall be responsible for enforcing the provisions of this <br />ordinance. <br />(B) General Inspections <br />(1) Any member of the Community Development Department may enter upon land or inspect <br />any structure to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance provided permission <br />has been granted by one of the following: <br />(a) An owner of the property in question; <br />(b) A licensee of the business being inspected; <br />(c) A resident of a dwelling on the property being inspected; or <br />(d) Any other person in control of the premises. <br />(2) If the owner, licensee, resident, or other person in control of a premises objects to the <br />inspection of or entrance to the property, the Community Development Department may <br />petition a court of competent jurisdiction for a search warrant to authorize entrance to the <br />property. Such a warrant shall only be used to determine whether the provisions of this <br />ordinance are being complied with and to enforce this ordinance. No warrant shall be issued <br />unless there is probable cause to issue the warrant. Probable cause occurs if the search is <br />reasonable. Probable cause does not depend on specific knowledge of the condition of a <br />particular property. <br />(3) Every owner, licensee, resident, or other person in control of a premises within the City shall <br />permit at reasonable times inspections of or entrance to the property by the Community <br />Development Department to determine whether the provisions of this ordinance are being <br />complied with and to enforce this ordinance. Unreasonable refusal to permit the inspection of