Dana Point Municipal Code Art. 2 Highway Obstruction

(a) Unlawful to Create Hazard on Highway. It is unlawful for any person to place, track or otherwise deposit soil, debris, material, equipment or any other item of any sort in any manner on the City right-of-way or street, which creates a threat to the health, safety and welfare to pedestrians or to traffic or to the general public thereon.

(b) Removal of Soil, Debris, Material, Equipment, or any other Item. It shall be the responsibility of a person who deposits soil, debris, material, equipment or other item to remove such material. The Director has the right to remove the items, and thereupon submit a statement of the cost of such removal to such person, his or her employer, employee or agent, and said person, employer, employee or agent shall pay such cost to the City.

(c) Action to Recover Cost. The City may bring action against said person, his or her employer, employee or agent, to recover the cost of such removal by the Director and for costs of suit.

(d) Injunction. The City may bring an action to enjoin any continued such placing, tracking, or otherwise depositing by such a person, his or her employer, employee or agent, and for cost of suit.

(Added by Ord. 98-04, 6/23/98; amended by Ord. 24-06, 7/2/2024)

It is unlawful for any person to place, put, turn or deposit into or upon any public highway, street, alley, City-owned property or right-of-way within the City, any oil or liquid of petroleum content, or other hazardous materials as provided in Chapter 15.10 or to permit any such oil, liquid of petroleum content or other hazardous materials to escape from any property, owned or controlled by such person, so as to flow into or upon any such public highway, street, alley or City-owned property or right-of-way.

(Added by Ord. 98-04, 6/23/98; amended by Ord. 24-06, 7/2/2024)