Chapter 8.20 — OPEN STORAGE

No person shall store any object or material on any unimproved property situated in the City without first obtaining an annual open storage use permit. As a condition for the issuance of such a permit the applicant shall be required to install fencing or some other suitable planting or material which will screen the article stored from the vision of adjoining residents. In addition, the Council shall have the authority to prohibit or to regulate the storage of any material that might pose a danger to adjacent properties or persons or which might create a public health hazard. (Ord. 78-93 §1)

No person shall store any object or material on front setback or side setback areas without first obtaining a use permit. The issuance of a permit shall be subject to reasonable conditions designed to protect adjoining properties from unsightly and unsanitary storage conditions. (Ord. 78-93 §2)

The City Council finds that open storage of objects and materials in the City has created a breeding area for vermin and such condition constitutes a health hazard. The City Clerk is directed to mail abatement notices to all property owners on whose property such a condition exists ordering the cleanup of said property within a 30 day period from the date of the mailing of the notice to the property owner at the address listed in the records of the Monterey County Assessor's office. If said cleanup is not accomplished within said period the City shall have the right to contract for the cleanup of the property and the cost of such cleanup shall become a lien against the property. (Ord. 78-93 §3)