Coalinga Municipal Code Art. 2 Permitted/Prohibited Actions

The Director of Public Works shall be responsible for the maintenance of property to minimum acceptable standards within the City and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

(§ A, Ord. 584, eff. May 4, 1991)

The Director of Public Works may enter any property at all reasonable times to perform any duty imposed upon the Director by this chapter whenever the Director has cause to believe a violation of this chapter is occurring, provided that:

(1) The Director shall present proper credentials, state the reason for entry, and request entry, which if denied shall seek a court order;

(2) The Director shall make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or unoccupied property, inform the owner of the reasons for entry, and demand entry;

(3) The Director shall not enter any occupied dwelling in the absence of permission to enter, or without a proper written order executed and issued by a court of competent jurisdiction to issue said order.

If entry is denied, the Director shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure entry.

(§ A, Ord. 584, eff. May 4, 1991)

Unless expressly allowed by applicable zoning regulations, it is unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any real property in the City to keep, maintain, deposit or perform on such property any of the following; existence of any of the following is declared a public nuisance:

(a) Attractive nuisances dangerous to children and other persons, including but not limited to, open and unprotected pools, ponds and excavations, and abandoned, broken or neglected household appliances, equipment and machinery, unless completely located behind a fence or wall preventing access to the area.

(b) Overgrown, dead, diseased, decaying or hazardous trees, shrubs, groundcover or weeds that are likely to harbor vermin, or that restrict or impede access to or public use of adjacent sidewalks and streets, obstruct traffic-control signs, or devices or fire hydrants, access to public utilities, pose a risk of physical injury to the public, or constitute an unsightly appearance.

(c) Any of the following if stored so as to be visible from a public street, alley or an adjoining property for a period in excess of one week: Used or damaged lumber, junk, trash, rubbish, debris, scrap metal, concrete, sand, asphalt, cans, bottles, tires, salvage materials, boxes, containers or bins; abandoned, discarded, inoperative or unusable furniture, stove, refrigerator, freezer, sink, toilet, cabinet or other household fixture; yard waste; or equipment; except nothing herein shall preclude the placement of stacked firewood for use on the premises in the side or rear yards of the premises.

(d) Any wall, fence or hedge in such condition of deterioration or disrepair as to constitute a hazard to persons or property or cause depreciation in the value of any adjacent or nearby property.

(e) Broken windows or doors constituting hazardous conditions or facilitating trespass or vandalism.

(f) Buildings that are boarded up, partially destroyed, not properly secured, or partially constructed or incomplete after the building permit authorizing its construction has expired.

(g) Storage of a passenger, sport or recreational vehicle or parts thereof on a residential property within the front or side yard, unless parked on a paved driveway or screened from view by a minimum six-foot high solid fence.

(h) Accumulation, storage, abandonment or other location of an inoperative trailer, camper, boat or other watercraft, motor vehicle or parts thereof on private property for a period in excess of fourteen (14) consecutive days, unless stored within an entirely enclosed garage or screened from view by a minimum six-foot high solid fence.

(i) Garbage cans or trash receptacles stored within the front yard or on the street, except City-provided garbage cans or trash receptacles placed in locations of collection at times of collection for no more than twenty-four (24) hours before collection or after 8:00 a.m. on the day after collection.

(j) Fountains, pools or ponds unmaintained such that they harbor algae, bacteria or mosquitoes.

(k) Construction equipment or machinery, or building supplies or materials, stored in areas visible from public rights-of-way or neighboring properties unless part of an active and approved construction project on the property.

(l) Disposal of oil, gasoline, other petroleum products, noxious chemicals, pesticides, or other gaseous, liquid or solid wastes or substances in such a manner as to constitute an actual or potential health hazard.

(m) Graffiti remaining on any building, structure, wall, fence or other visible surface for more than seventy-two (72) hours. Graffiti shall be removed, covered or painted over in a manner that restores the defaced wall, structure, building, fence or other surface as much as possible to its original condition.

(n) For any property owner or operator to place, operate, maintain or allow unattended collection boxes on real property without obtaining the required permit.

(§ A, Ord. 584, eff. May 4, 1991, as amended by § 3, Ord. 620, eff. March 7, 1996, § 1, Ord. 688, eff. March 5, 2004, § 1, Ord. 704, eff. June 3, 2005, and § 2, Ord. 730, eff. May 17, 2008)

(Ord. No. 757, § 1, eff. April 18, 2010; Ord. No. 773, § 3, eff. June 1, 2013; Ord. No. 800, § 3, eff. 6-17-2017; Ord. No. 802, § 4, eff. 4-14-2018)