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Title 19 — Development Code›Chapter 19.80 — Noise Control

§ 19.148

Twentynine Palms Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Twentynine Palms

19.148.010 - Purpose

The purpose of this Chapter is to detail the circumstances under which the City may dispose of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by the City from anywhere in the City of Twentynine Palms.

19.148.020 - Definitions

A.

Mobile Home. A motorized or nonmotorized recreational vehicle, or a residential structure manufactured elsewhere and transported on wheels or a flatbed trailer, regardless of whether or not the wheels remain attached or removed at the location where it is set down or parked in the City.

B.

Abandoned Property or Unclaimed Property. Property that is either unclaimed by its rightful owner for the time specified in this Chapter, or property which the rightful owner has not claimed in that the owner has failed to complete or satisfy the City's conditions or terms imposed for claiming said property.

19.148.030 - Littering or Dumping

It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person or entity to place, litter, deposit, dump or park any structure (or portion thereof, mobile or permanently affixed), debris, junk or rubbish as defined in the City's Nuisance Abatement Code, on any private or public property, or to assist in such action, without the applicable City approval or appropriate Building Permit for new construction.

19.148.040 - Parking on Private Property

It is unlawful to park, store, leave or abandon any vehicle, trailer or mobile home on any private property without the property owner's permission. All such parking of vehicles shall conform to the requirements and specifications of Chapter 19.82 (Off-Street Parking and Loading).

19.148.050 - Storage of Vehicles

It is unlawful for any person to store, keep or park any vehicle on a property used in a residential manner, regardless of land use/zoning classification, when such vehicle is not owned by, or has the express permission of, the current resident of the property to store, keep or park said vehicle. Whether owned by or under the control of the current resident, or with the express permission of the current resident of the property, all such parking of said vehicle shall conform to the requirements and specifications of Chapter 19.82 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) and all other applicable Titles, Chapters and Sections of the Twentynine Palms Municipal Code.

19.148.060 - Abandoned Mobile Home or Modular Unit

A.

It shall be unlawful to abandon, park or leave a mobile home, whether the wheels are attached or not, on private property without first obtaining the required City Building Permit. If a Building Permit has not been issued by the City within 180 days of the mobile home or manufactured home being placed on the property, the mobile home is deemed to be abandoned and unclaimed, and therefore may be scheduled for a public hearing before the Planning Commission pursuant to Chapter 19.146 (Nuisance Abatement) of the Development Code. Should the Planning Commission order the disposal, sale or auction of such mobile home or modular unit, such action shall be taken in accordance with this Chapter.

B.

It shall be unlawful to fail to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy or pass a final building inspection for a mobile home or modular unit pursuant to the plans that were approved and Building Permit issued. A mobile home or modular unit that has been affixed pursuant to a Building Permit but whose installation and/or construction has ceased without full compliance with the terms and conditions of that permit is deemed to be abandoned if the permit applicant has not passed a final building inspection within 180 days of the last inspection successfully passed for such home or unit. It shall be the permit applicant's obligation to make a written or telephonic request for such final building inspection. Any such home or unit considered to be abandoned may be scheduled for a public hearing before the Planning Commission pursuant to Chapter 19.146 (Nuisance Abatement) of the Development Code. Should the Planning Commission order the removal and disposal, sale or auction of the mobile home or modular unit, such order shall be carried out in accordance with this Chapter.

19.148.070 - Procedure for Disposal of Unclaimed Property

A.

Any unclaimed property that is found, recovered, confiscated or held by the City, the City's Police Department, or any other agent or designee of the City, which the City Manager or his/her designee desires to dispose of, may be sold or disposed of after complying with the provisions of this Chapter and Section 2080.4 of the Civil Code as the same now exists or may hereinafter be amended.

B.

All such unclaimed property that appears to have value shall be held by the City for no less than 90 days prior to disposal disposition. After the prescribed period has elapsed, the unclaimed property may be placed for sale at a public auction, sold or disposed of as scrap, taken to a recycler or disposed of at a landfill. If the property is to be auctioned, the City shall provide notice of the public auction at least five days prior to the auction date by publication once in a newspaper, which publishes the City's legal notices.

C.

After said notice of auction is given, the sale shall be conducted by any City employee or employed professional auctioneer designated by the City Manager or his/her designee. Property for which no bid has been received within the prescribed time period shall be retained for public use, given to a nonprofit charitable organization or summarily disposed of by the City.

D.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the City Manager or his/her designee determines that unclaimed property held for no less than 90 days is needed for a public purpose or use, he or she may retain such property for such use. The City Manager or his/her designee shall thereafter account for such property as though it had been acquired by the City through regular purchasing procedures.

E.

Removal and disposal of vehicles shall be performed consistent with the provisions of Vehicle Code Section 22660 et seq.

19.148.080 - Sale of Scrap Wood, Metal, Paper, Debris, Etc.

Items of junk, rubbish, debris, scrap, metal, paper, wood and the like or any other item or items, whether City-owned or unclaimed, deemed by the City to both have a de minimis value and no longer serve a useful purpose for the City, may be sold or disposed of by the City Manager or his/her designee at any time without public auction upon the designation of said property as scrap by the City Manager.

19.148.090 - Deposit of Proceeds

Any and all proceeds, money or alternative compensation received from the sale or exchange of any property under this Chapter shall be deposited in the City's General Fund.

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Twentynine Palms Zoning Code
  1. ▸ Title 19 — Development Code
    Overview
    1. § 19.02
    2. § 19.020
    3. § 19.04
    4. § 19.06
    5. § 19.08
    6. § 19.10
    7. § 19.12
    8. § 19.14
    9. § 19.16
    10. § 19.18
    11. § 19.20
    12. § 19.22
    13. § 19.26
    14. § 19.28
    15. § 19.29
    16. § 19.30
    17. § 19.32
    18. § 19.34
    19. § 19.35
    20. § 19.36
    21. § 19.37
    22. § 19.38
    23. § 19.40
    24. § 19.41
    25. § 19.42
    26. § 19.43
    27. § 19.44
    28. § 19.46
    29. § 19.48
    30. § 19.50
    31. § 19.52
    32. § 19.54
    33. § 19.55
    34. § 19.56
    35. § 19.57
    36. § 19.58
    37. § 19.60
    38. § 19.62
    39. § 19.64
    40. § 19.66
    41. § 19.68
    42. § 19.69
    43. § 19.70
    44. § 19.72
    45. § 19.73
    46. § 19.74
    47. § 19.78
    48. ▸ Chapter 19.80 — Noise Control
      Overview
      1. § 19.82
      2. § 19.88
      3. 88.080 Freestanding Signs
      4. § 19.90
      5. § 19.92
      6. § 19.94
      7. § 19.96
      8. § 19.98
      9. § 19.100
      10. § 19.102
      11. § 19.104
      12. § 19.106
      13. § 19.108
      14. § 19.110
      15. § 19.112
      16. § 19.114
      17. § 19.116
      18. § 19.124
      19. § 19.128
      20. § 19.130
      21. § 19.132
      22. § 19.134
      23. § 19.136
      24. § 19.138
      25. § 19.140
      26. § 19.142
      27. § 19.144
      28. § 19.146
      29. § 19.147
      30. § 19.148
      31. Article 7 — Subdivision Regulations

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