Code enforcement and cannabis
Santa Barbara is a wonderful place for a code training. I was lucky enough to be invited by the California County Building Offiicials Association to teach Legal Aspects of Code Administration on September 24th. I really enjoy traveling around the country because I learn so much. One of the big problems the building officials are facing in California are houses used for growing marijuana. There are a lot of mom and pop operations because of California’s approach to medical marijuana. Some unscrupulous individuals rent vacant houses, never letting on that they are not going to live in the house, and then fill it with plants. The electrical system is compromised with all of the power needed for such an operation and the owner is left with a big mess when the perpetrator moves on or is arrested. I wonder if anyone has ever used the zoning ordinances to prosecute anyone for illegal home occupation?