§ 32A-4. Duty.

(a)

No person or entity shall cause, permit, maintain, conduct or otherwise allow a public nuisance as defined in this Chapter to exist within the unincorporated limits of the County of Butte. It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, and person that controls any land or interest therein within the unincorporated area of the County of Butte to remove, abate, and prevent the reoccurrence of the public nuisance upon such land.

(b)

Exception: When an owner, occupant, or person otherwise legally in control of a parcel, as specified in subsection (a), above, on which a violation of the provisions of this Chapter is determined to exist did not cause, permit, or otherwise allow the existence of the violation and cannot legally abate said violation but has reasonably taken action to do so within the provisions of applicable law, said person(s) shall not be held accountable for the violation.

(Ord. No. 3824, § 5, 7-23-2002)