Rancho Cordova Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

This chapter shall be known as the Rancho Cordova dangerous buildings code.

(SCC 322 § 1 (part), 1978; SCC 1003 § 2, 1995; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4)

A. It is the intent of the city council of the city of Rancho Cordova in adopting this code to provide a comprehensive method for the identification and abatement of certain public nuisances within the city of Rancho Cordova, and to assess any costs of abatement thereof against the owners of the premises, either as a personal obligation or as a lien against the subject property.

B. The provisions of this code are to be supplementary, cumulative and complementary to all of the provisions of the Rancho Cordova Municipal Code, state law, and any law cognizable at common law, or in equity, and nothing herein shall be read, interpreted or construed in any manner so as to limit any existing right or power of the city of Rancho Cordova to abate any and all nuisances.

C. The provisions of this code are enacted for the protection of life, limb, health, safety, property, or welfare of occupants of and neighbors to dangerous buildings and the general public, and may require that the dangerous building be repaired or demolished, at the owner's expense, and that the building be vacated and entry be denied until the dangerous condition is no longer present.

(SCC 322 § 1 (part), 1978; SCC 1003 § 2, 1995; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(A)))

The provisions of this code shall apply generally to all property throughout the city of Rancho Cordova.

(SCC 332 § 1 (part), 1978; SCC 1003 § 2, 1995; Ord. 20-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 21-2003 §§ 2, 4; Ord. 38-2007 § 1 (Exh. 1(A)))