Agoura Hills Municipal Code Ch. 3 Property Maintenance and Unsafe Structures

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 25-480, § 3, adopted November 12-2025, amended chapter 3 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former chapter 3, §§ 8300, 8301, pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 22-465, § 4, 11-9-2022.

A. Adoption of International Property Maintenance Code, 2024 Edition. Pursuant to California Government Code § 50022.1 to 50022.8, the International Property Maintenance Code ("IPMC"), 2024 Edition, promulgated and published by the International Code Council, is adopted by reference, subject to the amendments, additions, and deletions set forth below.

One true copy of the IPMC is on file in the office of the Building Official and is available for public inspection as required by law.

B. Amendments to the Code.

a) Section 101.1 of the IPMC is amended to read as follows:

101.1 Title. These regulations shall be known as the Property Maintenance Code of the City of Agoura Hills, hereinafter referred to as "this code."

b) Section 103.1 of the IPMC is amended to read as follows:

103.1 Agency. The City of Agoura Hills Community Development Department is the code compliance agency, and the official in charge thereof shall be known as the code official. The function of the agency shall be the implementation, administration, and enforcement of the provisions of this code.

c) Section 104.1 of the IPMC is amended to read as follows:

104.1 Fees. The fees for activities and services performed by the official code under this code shall be in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority.

d) Section 106 of the IPMC is deleted and replaced to read as follows:

106. Means of Appeals. The Planning Commission of the City of Agoura Hills shall act as the Board of Appeals as it relates to this Chapter of the Municipal Code. Any person directly affected by a decision of the City's code officials or a notice or order issued under this Maintenance code shall have the right to appeal the decision by having a Planning Commission hearing. This hearing will be set by the Director of Community Development.

e) Section 107 of the IPMC is deleted and replaced to read as follows:

107. Violations. The City is authorized to abate nuisances related to conditions of property and/or property maintenance pursuant to Chapter 6 of Article V of the City of Agoura Hills Municipal Code.

f) Section 109.4 of the IPMC is deleted and replaced to read as follows:

109.4. Notices. Notices related to nuisances arising from conditions of property and/or property maintenance shall be given as set forth in Chapter 6 of Article V of the City of Agoura Hills Municipal Code.

g) Section 112 is added to the IMPC to read as follows:

SECTION 112. COST RECOVERY

112.1 Cost of City service. The cost to the City of any demolition or repair carried out under this code, including the entire cost of the services rendered by the City, shall be a special assessment against the property upon which the structure is located.

112.2 Account of costs and receipts and notice of assessment. The code official will notify in writing all parties concerned of the amount of such assessment resulting from such work. Within five days of the receipt of such notice, any concerned party may file a written request with the code official requesting a hearing on the correctness or reasonableness, or both, of such assessment. The board of appeals thereupon shall set the matter for hearing, give such concerned party notice thereof as provided in Section 107.3 of this code, and hold such hearing and determine the reasonableness or correctness of the assessment. The board of appeals shall notify in writing such party concerned of its decision. If the total assessment determined as provided for in this section is not paid in full within ten days after receipt of such notice from the board of appeals, the code official shall record in the office of the department or registrar-recorder a statement of the total balance still due and a legal description of the property. From the date of such recording, such balance due shall be a special assessment against the parcel.

112.3 Collection with ordinary taxes. The special assessment set forth shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties, interest, and procedures for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency, as is provided for ordinary County taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of County taxes shall be applicable to such assessment.

(Ord. No. 25-480, § 3, 11-12-2025)