The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the comfortable enjoyment of life and property within the city. Any thing or condition, including, but not limited to, violations of this code, which threatens injury or damage to the health, safety, welfare or property of members of the public, which obstructs the free use of property of others or interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property is considered a nuisance by this council.
(Ord. 2024-765 § 4 (Exh. A))
As used in this chapter:
A. 
"Building"
means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and includes any house, garage, duplex, apartment, condominium, stock cooperative, or other residential structure, and includes all retail commercial and industrial structures.
B. 
"City manager"
means the city manager or the city manager's designee.
C. 
"Owner"
means any individual(s) or legal entity(ies) having legal record ownership of the subject property, or effective possession or control of the property, or the individual(s) and entity(ies) having responsibility for maintenance or management of the subject property, including but not limited to fee owners, lessees, occupants and homeowners' associations. A homeowners' association or a property management company which exercises control or management over a common area shall be deemed an owner of such common area.
D. 
"Person"
means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, however formed.
E. 
"Property"
means all personal and real property within the city and shall include any building located on such real property.
F. 
"Unreasonable state of partial construction"
means any unfinished building or structure which has been in the course of construction two years or more, and where the appearance or the conditions of said unfinished building or structure substantially detracts from the appearance of the immediate neighborhood or reduces the property value in the immediate neighborhood.
G. 
"Abatement costs"
means all specific abatement costs, including reasonable reinspection fees prescribed by city council resolution, administrative and incidental expenses. "Incidental expenses" includes, but is not limited to, personnel costs, both direct and indirect, costs incurred in inspecting the property, in documenting the nuisance, the actual expense to the city for the preparation of notices, preparation of specifications and contracts for abatement and the inspection of the work, the costs of printing and mailings required hereunder, and attorneys' fees pursuant to California Government Code Section 38773.5.
(Ord. 2024-765 § 4 (Exh. A))