as used in this chapter includes to the rear of, or abutting,
the property upon which the nuisance exists.
means the area between any sidewalk and curb.
as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to,
all of the following material and items existing in an unusable, discarded,
or abandoned condition:
Refuse, waste, offal, garbage, filth, and trash.
Asphalt, boards, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, cement, concrete,
crates, dirt, glass, gravel, hoses, lumber, metal, paint, paper, pasteboard
boxes, plaster, plastic, rubber, sand, stucco, tile, wire, wood, and
other similar materials.
Vehicle bodies, motors, tires, parts, and accessories.
Trimmings, clippings and cuttings from lawns, shrubs and trees,
and all dead or uprooted grass, sod, shrubs, trees and vegetation.
Rugs, bedding, furniture, utensils, clothing, toys, appliances,
and household supplies.
All material dangerous or injurious to neighboring property.
All material dangerous or injurious to the health, safety, or
welfare of the occupants of the property upon which such material
is located, or to any person in the vicinity of such property.
as used in this chapter includes public street, drive, right-of-way,
avenue, place, alley, land, court, and way.
as used in this chapter includes, but is not limited to,
all of the following:
Weeds that bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.
Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds that attain
such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent
improved property.
Weeds that are otherwise noxious or dangerous.
Poison oak and poison ivy, when the conditions of growth are
such as to constitute a menace to the public health.
Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material
that endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard.
All rank growths of every kind and description.
as used in this chapter means the City Manager or designee.
(Prior code § 5200; 1114 § 2, 1970; 2803 § 1, 2011; 2911 § 7,
2019)
All weeds and rubbish existing on or in front of any real property
in the City, in such a condition as to be detrimental to the health,
safety, or welfare of the inhabitants of such property, or of any
adjoining property, are declared to be a public nuisance.
(Prior code § 5201; 1114 § 2, 1970; 2803 § 1, 2011)
No person shall fail to remove all weeds and rubbish from any
property under his or her control in the City and from any street,
sidewalk, or parkway abutting such property, whenever such weeds and
rubbish are declared a public nuisance as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 5202; 1114 § 2, 1970; 2803 § 1, 2011)
Whenever the weed abatement official determines that the presence
of weeds or rubbish on any real property in the City constitutes a
public nuisance as defined in this chapter, the City Clerk shall mail
written notice of such nuisance and requirement of abatement thereof
to each person to whom the property described in such notice is assessed
in the last equalized assessment roll. Said notice shall also set
a date and time when all property owners having any objections to
such declaration or removal of said nuisance may appear before the
City Council, at which time the City Council will hear and consider
all evidence offered as to whether or not a nuisance, in fact, exists.
Such notice shall be given by personal service or by regular mail,
postage prepaid, not less than 15 days prior to the date of such hearing.
(1776 § 1, 1981; 2803 § 1, 2011)
Any nuisance described in any order of the City Council for
removal thereof that has not been removed on or before the date specified
for such removal in such order shall be forthwith removed at the direction
of the weed abatement official.
(1776 § 1, 1981; 2803 § 1, 2011)
The weed abatement official or City's contractor may use all
lawful means to enter upon any property in the City for the purpose
of inspecting the same for the existence, and for the removal, of
any nuisance in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If
permission to enter upon any such property for any such purposes is
refused, the weed abatement official shall apply to a judge for a
warrant authorizing the entering upon such property to perform any
such inspection, or work necessary to abate any such nuisance thereon.
(Prior code § 5208; 1114 § 2, 1970; 1776 § 2, 1981; 2803 § 1,
2011)
The weed abatement official shall keep a record of all costs
incurred in connection with the removal from each parcel of land of
any nuisance as provided in this chapter. He or she shall periodically
submit the same to the City Council for confirmation. A notice of
assessment, with a copy of the schedule showing the costs of the removal
of such nuisance for each property, shall be mailed by regular mail,
postage prepaid, to each person to whom the property described in
the notice of assessment is assessed in the last equalized assessment
roll available on the date such notice of assessment is mailed, at
the address of such person shown on such assessment roll. Such notice
shall state that objections to such assessment may be filed with the
City Clerk within 15 days from such mailing, and that if no such objections
are so filed, the property will be assessed without any hearing or
further notice, for the amount shown in said schedule of costs.
(Prior code § 5209; 1114 § 2, 1970; 1776 § 2, 1981; 2803 § 1,
2011)
If, within 15 days from the mailing of said notice of assessment,
any objections are filed to the schedule of costs of abating such
nuisances, the City Council shall hear such objections and fix the
amount of assessment for the abatement of such nuisance. If no such
objections are so filed, the property shall be assessed, without any
hearing or further notice, for the amount shown in said schedule of
costs. Notice of the hearing of such objections by the City Council
shall be given at least 15 days before such hearing by a written notice
served personally upon or sent by regular mail, postage prepaid, to
said objector.
(Prior code § 5210; 1114 § 2, 1970; 1776 § 2, 1981; 2803 § 1,
2011)
The cost of the City in removing from any parcel of real property
any weeds and/or rubbish constituting a nuisance under this chapter,
when determined and removed as provided in this chapter, is made a
special assessment against, and a lien on, such parcel and shall remain
a lien thereon until paid, by the filing of a City Council resolution
certifying the amount thereof and that it has been established pursuant
to this chapter.
(Prior code § 5211; 1114 § 2, 1970; 1776 § 2, 1981; 2803 § 1,
2011)
A certified copy of the City Council's resolution establishing,
confirming, or certifying the cost of the abatement of any nuisance
under this chapter shall be filed with the County Auditor-Controller.
The amount of such assessment shall be collected at the same time
and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes. If delinquent,
the amount of such assessment shall be subject to the same penalties
and the same procedure for foreclosure and sale, as are provided for
ordinary municipal taxes.
(Prior code § 5212; 1114 § 2, 1970; 1776 § 2, 1981; 2803 § 1,
2011)
