Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — Health and Safety›Chapter 8.50 — PROPERTY NUISANCE
Guadalupe Municipal Code Art. I Code Compliance Hearing Officer
Guadalupe Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Guadalupe
Cite as: Guadalupe Municipal Code Article I · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 8.50.020. Hearing Officer established—Purpose.¶
There is hereby established a Code Compliance Hearing Officer. The purpose and duty of the Hearing Officer is to determine whether violations of law or conditions which constitute a public nuisance exist pursuant to this chapter, and to order appropriate methods of abatement and/or the imposition of administrative penalties. No funds shall be expended for the abatement of any nuisance established in this chapter unless the Hearing Officer has declared the property to be a public nuisance and ordered the abatement of the nuisance.
(Ord. 2009-396 §1; Ord. 2025-522, 1/28/2025)
§ 8.50.030. Appointment of Hearing Officer—Term of office.¶
The Hearing Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. The term of office shall be for a period of two years, or until a successor is appointed. The Hearing Officer shall receive a $50 stipend for each day the Hearing Officer is required to appear for hearings. The Hearing Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
(Ord. 2009-396 §1; Ord. 2025-522, 1/28/2025)
§ 8.50.040. Other duties.¶
A. The Hearing Officer shall issue periodic reports to the City Council regarding its activities, including, but not limited to, the number of hearings conducted, the amounts of any administrative penalties and abatement costs imposed, and the compliance record with respect to Compliance Orders issued.
B. The Hearing Officer shall hear such other matters that may be delegated or assigned to it by the City Council.
(Ord. 2009-396 §1; Ord. 2025-522, 1/28/2025)
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