Oakley Municipal Code Art. 2 Property Maintenance Standards for Small Residential Lots

This Chapter shall apply to all properties which are designed or used for residential uses and zoned R-15, R-12, R-10, R-7, R-6 and Planned Unit (P-1) Development Districts with single family residential uses.

a. Every owner of real property is required to maintain such property in a manner so as not to violate the provisions of this Chapter and such owner remains liable for violations thereof regardless of any contract or agreement with any third party regarding such property or of the identity or relationship of any party responsible for creating the violation. Every successive property owner who fails to abate a continuing nuisance is liable in the same manner as the property owner who created the nuisance.

b. Every occupant, lessee, or holder of any interest in property other than the owner thereof, is required to maintain such property in the same manner as is required of the owner, and the duty imposed by Section 4.29.204(a) on the owner shall in no instance relieve the persons herein referred to from the same duty.

c. For the purposes of this Chapter, the terms "responsible party," "person," "owner," "occupant," "lessee" or "holder of any interest in property other than owner" includes, but is not limited to, an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, trust, estate, receiver or any other entity.

a. It shall be unlawful and declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property covered by this Chapter to cause or permit any property to violate any provision of this Chapter, or to maintain property or permit property to be maintained in a condition which violates any provision of this Chapter or any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

b. It shall be unlawful and declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property covered by this Chapter to take any action or allow any action to be taken at that property in violation of any provision of this Chapter or any order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.