The following words and phrases shall, for the purposes of this title, be defined as follows, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Building officialmeans the Building Official of the City of Costa Mesa, and shall include his/her designee.
Cityshall mean the City of Costa Mesa, and shall include its agents and employees.
City clerkshall mean the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, and shall include his/her designee.
City councilshall mean the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa.
City managershall have the same meaning as section
2-97 of this Code, and shall include his or her designee.
means the operation of gathering together and transporting of solid waste to the point of disposal by a solid waste hauler permittee pursuant to Title 8 of this Code.
Commercial vehiclemeans any motorized or non-motorized vehicle used or maintained to transport property or goods for profit or persons for hire or compensation.
Departmentmeans the Development Services Department of the City of Costa Mesa.
Directormeans the Director of Development Services of the City of Costa Mesa, and shall include his or her designee.
DMVmeans the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Finance directorshall mean the Director of Finance of the City of Costa Mesa, and shall include his/her designee.
Fire chiefmeans the Chief of the Costa Mesa Fire Department, and shall include his or her designee.
Hoarding or hoarding conditions means the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them. Hoarding often creates such cramped conditions that homes or yards may be filled to capacity, with only narrow pathways winding through stacks of clutter. Hoarding also includes the hoarding of animals, often resulting in dozens or hundreds of pets kept in unsanitary conditions.
Leaf blowermeans portable power equipment powered by fuel or electricity and used in any landscape maintenance, construction, property repair, or property maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing or redistributing dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings, and trimmings from trees and shrubs and other debris.
Inoperable vehiclemeans a vehicle is "inoperable" if it is:
(1) Mechanically incapable of being driven; or
Prohibited from being operated on a public street or highway pursuant to the provisions of Vehicle Code Sections
4000,
5202,
24002, or
40001, concerning license plates, registration, equipment, safety and related matters.
On or in front of real propertyincludes all areas of the real property including but not limited to the rear, side, or front yard areas, parkways, sidewalks, or on abutting streets in all zones in the city except for items contained within a receptacle for collection of solid waste pursuant to Chapter IV of Title
8 of this Code.
means the area between any real property line and the edge of the pavement of a public street.
Personmeans an individual or entity, and includes but is not limited to associations, partnerships, corporations, nonprofit entities, groups, and governmental agencies.
Public propertymeans land, buildings, structures, or fixtures that are owned by a public agency. For the purposes of this title, public property does not include streets.
Recreational vehiclemeans any travel trailer, camper, motor home, or trailer (as defined in State Vehicle Code Sections
242,
243, and
630, respectively), or any camper shell or boat.
means any property zoned for residential use as provided for in Title 13 of this Code. Sidewalks, parkways, and streets adjacent to residential property shall be considered a residential area for purposes of this title.
Responsible personmeans any of the following: (1) a person who causes a violation to occur, or who allows a violation to continue by his/her action or failure to act; (2) a person whose agent or employee causes or maintains a violation; (3) the owner of the property, which may include the property's manager and/or tenant; and/or (4) a person who is the beneficiary under a deed of trust for the property.
Rubbishmeans all waste which includes but is not limited to:
(1) Animal or human offal, asphalt, inoperative bicycles and parts, boards, inoperative boats and parts, bottles, boxes, bricks, cans, cartons, cement, cinder blocks, concrete, containers, crates, dirt, doors, equipment, glass, gravel, hoses, lumber, machinery, metal, paint, pallets, paper, pipe, plaster, rebar, rocks, rubber, sand, siding boards, stucco, tile, windows, wire, wood, and other similar material.
Trimmings, clippings and cuttings from lawns, shrubs and trees, and all dead or uprooted grass, sod, shrubs, trees, vegetables and dirt, and firewood piles.
Rugs, bedding, furniture, utensils, clothing, toys, appliances, household supplies and equipment.
Vehicle bodies, motors, tires, parts and accessories.
Any other similar item and material of residential, commercial or industrial nature existing in an unusable, inoperative, discarded or abandoned condition.
Streetshall have the same meaning as Sections
360,
590,
591 and
592 of the California Vehicle Code.
means any vacant parcel of land, building or structure on real property in all zones in the city where the responsible person has intentionally left such property vacant and unoccupied for a period of time exceeding 30 calendar days.
Vehicleshall have the same meaning as section
670 of the California Vehicle Code.
means plant material that is noxious or dangerous, and/or dry grass, stubble, brush, or other flammable material that creates a fire hazard.
(Ord. No. 13-04, § 1, 10-1-13)