Woodside Municipal Code § 90.04 Effect of other laws

In addition to and in accordance with the determination made and the authority granted by the state pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Veh. Code § 22660 to remove abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, as public nuisances, the Council hereby makes the following findings and declarations: the accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, on private or public property, including highways, is hereby found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, blight and an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects, and to be injurious to the health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, or parts thereof, on private or public property, not including highways, except as expressly permitted by the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(1975 Code, § 5-1.01) (Ord. 1971-228, effective - -71; Am. Ord. 1993-467, effective 2-9-93)

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

Highway. A way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purposes of vehicular travel.Highway shall include street.

Owner of the land. The owner of the land on which the vehicle, or parts thereof, is located as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.

Owner of the vehicle. The last registered owner and legal owner of record.

Public property. Shall include "highway."

Vehicle. A device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(1975 Code, § 5-1.02) (Ord. 1971-228, effective - -71; Am. Ord. 1993-467, effective 2-9-93)

(A) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:

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

(2) A vehicle, or parts 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 junk dealer or when such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or commercial enterprise.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not authorize the maintenance of a public or private nuisance as defined under provisions of law other than Cal. Veh. Code Division 11 Chapter 10 (commencing with § 22660) and this chapter.

(1975 Code, § 5-1.03) (Ord. 1971-228, effective - -71)

The provisions of this chapter shall not be the exclusive regulation of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles within the Town. The provisions of this chapter shall supplement and be in addition to the other regulatory codes, statutes, and laws heretofore or hereafter enacted by the Town, the state, or any other legal entity or agency having jurisdiction.

(1975 Code, § 5-1.04) (Ord. 1971-228, effective - -71)