Sacramento County Municipal Code Art. XIII Securing of Unimproved Real Property

Whenever the department head or his/her authorized representative has found that any unimproved real property within the unincorporated area of the County has reoccurring dumping problems as may constitute a violation of the requirement stated in Section 16.18.401(J, L, N, O, P, S), the department head may order the property owner(s) to secure the property to prevent further dumping on the property by requiring the owner to do any or all of the following:

A. Erect a fence with gate(s) to County specifications;

B. Erect a lockable gate at specified access points;

C. Install barricading to County specifications to reduce or eliminate accessibility to the property; or

D. Establish security patrols at regular intervals to ensure integrity of fence and gates.

(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995; SCC 1578 § 34, 2015)

A. The owner(s) of any unimproved property which has been found by the department head to require securing shall be notified in writing by either certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt, or personal service. If the owner, after several attempts, cannot be served by certified mail or personal service, then the department head may make service by publication in a Sacramento newspaper of general circulation.

B. Upon receipt of the notice to secure, or upon 10 days after publication of the notice, the owner(s) shall have 30 days in which to secure the property.

(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995; SCC 1578 § 35, 2015)

Upon expiration of the time period as set forth in Section 16.18.1301, and upon failure of the owner(s) to secure, the department head or his/her authorized representative may issue a hearing notice pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 16.18.502. Abatement and securement procedures of Articles V, VII and X of this chapter shall apply.

(SCC 0982 § 1, 1995)

The Department Head may require properties containing vacant structures that are in violation of Sacramento County Code Chapters 16.18, 16.20, or 16.22 to be secured against entry as provided in Chapter 16.23.

(SCC 1146 § 6, 1999)