San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 General Provisions

This Chapter shall be administered by the City Manager, except that the removal of vehicles or parts thereof from property may be by any other duly authorized person. The City Manager or other duly authorized person may enter upon private or public property to examine a vehicle or part thereof, to obtain information as to the identity of a vehicle or part thereof and to remove or cause the removal of a vehicle or part thereof declared to be a public nuisance by or pursuant to this Chapter.

This Chapter shall not apply to:

(a) a vehicle or part thereof which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property;

(b) a vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer or licensed junkyard;

(c) a vehicle or part thereof which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property where it is not visible from abutting streets other than freeways or from other public property; provided, however, that this exception shall not authorize the maintenance of a public or private nuisance as defined under provisions of law other than this Chapter or Chapter 10 of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State of California.

For the purpose of this Chapter:

(a) storage of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative collectors' vehicle or part thereof for a period of no more than six consecutive months or for combined periods totaling no more than 12 months during a period of 36 consecutive months, commencing with the first day of such storage, shall not constitute keeping such vehicle or part thereof for an unreasonable period of time or a public nuisance;

(b) storage of a vehicle or part thereof described in subdivision (a) for a period or periods in excess of those described in subdivision (a) shall constitute keeping such vehicle or part thereof for an unreasonable period of time and a public nuisance.