Clearlake Municipal Code Ch. X Property Maintenance, Nuisance and Vehicle Abatement

GENERAL Title. Findings. Policy. Purpose and Intent. Definitions. Declaration of Public Nuisance Conditions. Responsibility for Proper Property Maintenance. Declaration of Public Nuisance. Violations—Misdemeanor or Infraction, and Civil Fine. Code Enforcement Officer. Inspections. Method of Service. COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES Notice of Violation; Time to Correct. Failure to Correct. Recordation of Notice of Violation. Administrative Citation. Repealed. Repealed. Abatement Costs. Delinquent Payments. Summary Abatement to Protect Health, Safety or Welfare. CONTESTING AND APPEALING ABATEMENT ORDERS Request for Appeal. Administrative Hearing. Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies. Conduct of Hearing; Findings and Order. Appeal to City Council. Right of Judicial Review. Report of Compliance. RESERVED ENFORCEMENT, RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND COSTS, AND ABATEMENT COSTS

10-5.1 10-5.2 10-5.3 10-5.4 10-5.5 10-5.6 10-6 10-6.1 10-6.2 10-6.3 10-6.4 10-6.5 10-6.6 10-6.7 10-6.8 10-6.9 10-6.10 10-6.11 10-6.12 10-6.13 10-6.14 10-7 10-8 10-9 10-10 10-10.1 10-10.2 10-10.3 10-10.4 10-10.5 10-10.6 10-10.7 10-10.8 10-10.9 10-10.10 10-10.11 10-10.12 Failure to Comply with Administrative Citation; Hearing Officer’s or City Council’s Order. Obligation as Lien or Special Assessment. Recording of Lien; Interest. Satisfaction of Lien. Treble Damages. Fine Reduction. TOWING AND REMOVAL OF VEHICLES Findings; Declaration of Public Nuisance; Exceptions. Nonexclusive Regulation. Enforcement. Vehicle Removal; Authorization to Enter Private Property. Administrative Cost Assessment. Vehicle Removal. Notice of Vehicle Removal. Public Hearing; Vehicle Removal. Public Hearing Procedure. Disposal of Vehicles. Department of Motor Vehicle Notification. Payment of Administrative Costs. Abandonment Prohibited. Failure to Abate. RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED SHOPPING CARTS Findings and Purpose. Applicability. Definitions. Prohibitions. Shopping Cart Identification Signs. Unauthorized Removal or Possession of a Shopping Cart. Exception. Mandatory Plan to Prevent Cart Removal. Prevention Plan Timeline and Approval Process. Plan Modification. Revocation of Plan. Penalties for Failing to Submit a Prevention Plan.

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Notification for Retrieval of Abandoned Carts. Authority to Store. Administrative Costs and Fines. Disposal of Abandoned Shopping Carts. Emergency Services. Enforcement. Prior ordinance history: Ordinance Nos. 12, 26, Ord-43-94; Ord-101-01(b).

10-5 ENFORCEMENT, RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND COSTS, AND ABATEMENT COSTS. 10-5.1 Failure to Comply with Administrative Citation; Hearing Officer’s or City Council’s Order. At its discretion, the City may pursue any and all legal and equitable remedies, including, without limitation, those provided for in this Chapter, for the recovery of administrative penalties, administrative costs or abatement costs owed to the City. Pursuit of one remedy does not preclude the pursuit of any other remedies until the total debt has been recovered. Any property owner or violator who fails to pay any administrative penalties, administrative costs or abatement costs owed to the City shall be liable for the costs of any action brought by the City to secure payment of the delinquent amount, including all court costs and attorneys’ fees. (Ord. #2012-159)

Editor’s Note: Section 10-7, Medical Marijuana Cultivation, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 2013-161A, 173-2015, 174-2015, 175-2015. Repealed in entirety by Ordinance No. 181-2016. See Section Chapter XVIII for medical marijuana cultivation.

Editor’s Note: Section 10-8, Abatement of Public Nuisances Created by Cultivation of Medical Marijuana in Violation of Section 10-7 and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 173-2015, 174-2015, and 175-2015 was repealed in entirety by Ordinance No. 181-2016. See Chapter XVIII.

Editor’s Note: Section 10-9, Administrative Penalties for Public Nuisances Created by Cultivation of Medical Marijuana in Violation of Section 10-7, containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 173-2015, 174-2015 and 175-2015 in entirety by Ordinance No. 181-2016. See Chapter XVIII.