9.04.170 Alternative actions available.

(A) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the city council or the city manager from ordering the city attorney to commence a civil or criminal proceeding to abate a public nuisance under applicable civil or penal code provisions as an alternative to the proceedings as set forth in this chapter.

(B) Pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.7, upon the entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two-year period finding that property owner is responsible for a public nuisance subject to abatement pursuant to this chapter, the city shall be entitled to an order of the court requiring the owner to pay treble the costs of the abatement.