Clovis Municipal Code Art. 3 Other Cost Recovery Provisions

When an animal services officer, community services officer, or police officer responds to an animal at large, a menacing animal, or an animal creating excessive noise more than once within any twenty-four (24) hour period or more than twice within any seven (7) day period, including a second or third response the same day or night as the first or second response, and when said response requires intervention by the enforcing department, the owner of the animal shall be liable for the City’s costs to provide special services to respond to the animal at large, menacing dog or excessive noise. The provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply to the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014; § 3, Ord. 24-03, eff. June 19, 2024)

The provisions of Chapter 9 of Title 4 apply to responses to false alarms. In addition, the responsible party shall be liable for the City’s costs to provide special services to respond to excessive false alarms. The provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply to the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014)

The provisions of Chapter 8.1 of Title 4 apply to graffiti abatement, except that the City may utilize the procedures under that chapter or the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter for the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014)

If a building or property is determined by the Building Official or Fire Marshall to be uninhabitable or unoccupiable due to a dangerous condition existing on the property, and the building and/or property is posted by the City as “Do Not Occupy,” “Do Not Enter,” or equivalent, the property owner is liable for costs of emergency fire, medical, police, building, and public utility responses to the property, including without limitation the expenses of fighting a fire, which are determined by the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Building Official, or Public Utilities Director to have been caused by or attributed to, in whole or part, the dangerous condition. This section shall only apply if the City notified the property owner of the dangerous condition prior to the response per the applicable code. The provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply to the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014)

Any person who intentionally or negligently damages City property, or who intentionally or negligently disposes of any trash, debris, liquid, or other substance on public property that necessitates removal or remediation of the condition, shall be responsible for the damages to City property and the City’s costs of removal or remediation. The City may include an administrative fee as set forth in the Master Administrative Fee Schedule to cover processing costs. The provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply to the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014)

The City may recover its costs of fighting fires, rescue services, emergency operations, and responding to hazardous material incidents as allowed by State and Federal law, and elsewhere in the Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, California Government Code Section 53159, Health and Safety Code Sections 13009, 13009.1, 13009.2, 13009.6, Vehicle Code Section 17300, Civil Code Section 1714.1, and the California Fire Code, as adopted by the City with local amendments. The provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply to the billing and collection of the City’s costs.

(§ 3, Ord. 14-02, eff. March 5, 2014)