Whenever the department head or his/her authorized representative has found that any unimproved real property within the unincorporated area of the County has reoccurring dumping problems as may constitute a violation of the requirement stated in Section 16.18.401(J, L, N, O, P, S), the department head may order the property owner(s) to secure the property to prevent further dumping on the property by requiring the owner to do any or all of the following:
A.
Erect
a fence with gate(s) to County specifications;
B.
Erect
a lockable gate at specified access points;
C.
Install
barricading to County specifications to reduce or eliminate accessibility
to the property; or
D.
Establish
security patrols at regular intervals to ensure integrity of fence
and gates.
(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995; SCC
1578 § 34, 2015)
A.
The
owner(s) of any unimproved property which has been found by the department
head to require securing shall be notified in writing by either certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt, or personal service. If the
owner, after several attempts, cannot be served by certified mail
or personal service, then the department head may make service by
publication in a Sacramento newspaper of general circulation.
B.
Upon
receipt of the notice to secure, or upon 10 days after publication
of the notice, the owner(s) shall have 30 days in which to secure
the property.
(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995; SCC
1578 § 35, 2015)
Upon expiration of the time period as set forth in Section 16.18.1301, and upon failure of the owner(s) to secure, the department head or his/her authorized representative may issue a hearing notice pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 16.18.502. Abatement and securement procedures of Articles V, VII and X of this chapter shall apply.
(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995)
