San Fernando Municipal Code Div. 5 Parking on Unpaved Residential Front Yard Surface Areas

(a) The following terms, whenever used in this division, shall have their respective meanings set forth in section 106-6 of this Code: "front lot line," "lot," "main building" and "setback."

(b) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Front yard setback means the setback between the front of the main building and the front lot line.

Owner of the property means the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. The term includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or tenant by the entirety of the whole or part of such land.

Owner of the vehicle means the legal owner of record.

Residential lot means a lot which is located in any residential (R) zone.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.1)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

No person shall park any vehicle on any unpaved area within the front yard setback of any residential lot.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.2)

This division shall not apply to the following:

(1) Construction activities pursuant to a grading or building permit issued by the city; or

(2) Any activity performed for or on behalf of the city.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.3)

This division is not the exclusive regulation of vehicles parked on unpaved front yard setback areas of residential lots within the city. It shall supplement and be in addition to the other regulatory codes, statutes and ordinances enacted by the city, the state or any other legal entity or agency having jurisdiction.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.4)

Any regularly employed and salaried code enforcement officer, community service officer, community preservation officer or sworn police officer may issue a citation to the owner of any vehicle that has been parked on any unpaved area within the front yard setback of any residential lot, in violation of section 90-357 of this division.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.5)

Whenever the owner of the vehicle is cited three times for violating, at a single residential lot, section 90-357 of this division, the owner of the property shall be advised, in accordance with section 106-1142, to abate the public nuisance caused by the parking of the vehicle on an unpaved area within the front yard setback of the property.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.6)

Any vehicle for which, within a 30-day period, three citations are issued for violation of this division shall be subject to removal if the vehicle remains parked in violation of section 90-357 of this division for 90 or more consecutive days from issuance of the third citation. Removal shall be performed in accordance with the nuisance abatement procedures set forth in division 6 of article VI of chapter 106 of this Code. The owner of the vehicle shall be provided notice of all public hearings conducted pursuant to division 6 of article VI of chapter 106 of this Code in the same manner as the owner of the land.

(Code 1957, § 13.128.7)