Costa Mesa city council passed a resolution July 20 that will allow it to place unpaid illegal marijuana dispensary fines onto the California county’s tax roll as a lien against the property. The city has been dealing with a host of illegal dispensaries popping up in the past few years as a result of 2016’s Proposition 64, which allowed recreational marijuana throughout California. Some operators disregarded local ordinances regulating the industry. In 2020, Costa Mesa voters also approved Measure Q, allowing for storefront retail and delivery of cannabis. Illegal operators within city limits have racked up $122,475 in fines issued by the city for operating without a business license, lack of required building permits, and operating an unlicensed cannabis dispensary, a July 20 staff report said. It noted there are a total of 58 delinquent civil citations against 12 different properties. In an effort to get the operators to pay the fines, city council unanimously voted that delinquent …