Any establishment or activity which is found by the health officer to be unsanitary or a menace to the public health or which is in violation of this chapter or of the California Restaurant Act is declared to be a public nuisance. The health officer is authorized and empowered to take such action as is necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety; the health officer is authorized and empowered to summarily abate such nuisance; otherwise, the health officer shall request the City Attorney to seek a court order abating the nuisance, or request the City Manager to abate pursuant to Chapter 1.30 CVMC. Nothing contained in this code shall be deemed to limit the right and duty of the health officer to take immediate action in the interest of public health, safety and welfare.

The remedies authorized by this section are not exclusive, but are cumulative to other remedies provided by law. (Ord. 2718 § 1, 1998; Ord. 855 § 2; prior code § 15.4).