Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE›Chapter 21 — NUISANCES
Fowler Municipal Code Art. 7 Other Nuisances and Enforcement
Fowler Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Fowler
Cite as: Fowler Municipal Code Article 7 · Text as of 2026-10-04
5-21.701 - Nuisances.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain a public nuisance in the City. For the purposes of this section, public nuisances shall include but not be limited to any of the following:
(a) Attractive Nuisance. An attractive nuisance, defined as any condition, instrumentality or machine which is or may be unsafe or dangerous to children by reason of their inability to appreciate the peril therein, and which may reasonably be expected to attract children to the premises and risk injury by playing with, in, or on it, whether in a building or on the premises.
(b) Conditions Declared a Nuisance by City Council. Any condition declared to be a public nuisance by the City Council.
(c) Civil Code section 3480 Nuisance. Acts constituting a public nuisance as defined by Civil Code section 3480.
(d) Depreciation of Property Value. Maintenance of property in such condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same causes depreciation of the value of surrounding property or is materially detrimental to nearby properties and improvements.
(Ord. No. 2017-03, § 1, 8-15-2017)
5-21.702 - Enforcement.¶
Nuisances under this Title may be enforced by one or more of the following non-exclusive remedies:
(a) Abatement. Abatement and cost recovery pursuant to Chapters 22 and 23 of Title 5 of the Municipal Code.
(b) Administrative Citation. Administrative citation pursuant to Title 1, Chapter 8 of the Municipal Code.
(c) Criminal Complaint or Citation. Misdemeanor enforcement pursuant to Title 1, Chapter 2 of the Municipal Code.
(d) Injunction. Injunctive relief.
(e) Receivership. Receiverships pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17980.7.
(f) Unlawful Business Practice. Unlawful business practices pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 17200.
(g) Red Light Abatement. Red Light Abatement Act as set forth in Penal Code section 11570.
(h) Drug Abatement. California Drug Abatement Act set forth in Health and Safety Code section 11570.
(i) State Housing Law. State housing law as set forth in Health and Safety Code section 17910 et seq.
(j) Other. Any other available remedy set forth in the Municipal Code or state law.
(Ord. No. 2017-03, § 1, 8-15-2017)
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