Scotts Valley Municipal Code Ch. 12.12 Deposit or Removal of Soil

No person shall deposit or remove, or permit or allow the deposit or removal of, or permit or allow the erosion of or slippage of any dirt, earth, sand, soil, substance, turf or other article upon the land of another, or upon any city street, roadway or alleyway, or upon any public land without the consent of the owner of said land, city street, roadway, alleyway or public land.

(Ord. 19 § 1, 1967)

A violation of Section 12.12.010 is declared to be a public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such by this city.

Any expense incurred by this city in abating said nuisance shall become a lien upon the property on which said nuisance exists and shall, in addition, become a personal obligation of the owner of said property.

(Ord. 19 § 2, 1967)

If the director of public works of the city determines, in his opinion, that any erosion or slippage may take place on a given piece of property, and if, in his opinion, he feels that certain corrective measures, if taken, may prevent said erosion or slippage, he may give written notice to the owner of said property, advising him of the corrective measures to be taken to correct said situation and also advising him that if said corrective measures are not taken, that the city will perform the necessary corrective work and assess the cost thereof against the property involved. The director shall also advise said property owner of the approximate cost of said corrective work.

(Ord. 19.1 § 1, 1968)

Should the corrective work referred to in Section 12.12.010 not be performed by the property owner, or someone acting on his behalf, within ten days from the date of the letter referred to in Section 12.12.010, said director shall so advise the city clerk who thereafter shall cause a public hearing to be held for the purpose of assessing the property involved for the cost of the corrective work.

(Ord. 19.1 § 2, 1968)

The city clerk of the city shall send a copy of any resolution assessing any property for the cost of the corrective work to the assessor's office of the county of Santa Cruz.

(Ord. 19.1 § 3, 1968)