A. Pursuant to the City’s authority and power under Article IV of the City’s Charter to make and enforce all laws and regulations regarding municipal affairs and pursuant to Government Code Section 38771, the City Council declares that:
1. Any vehicle used to illegally dump waste matter or attempt to do so in violation of this Code or other applicable state law is a nuisance;
2. Any vehicle used to transport waste matter for the purpose of illegal dumping in violation of this Code of other applicable state law is a nuisance;
3. Any vehicle used to acquire, attempt to acquire, sell or attempt to sell any controlled substance in violation of applicable state or other law is a nuisance, subject to the limitation set forth at Section 9.80.030.E.; and
4. Any vehicle used for street racing is a nuisance.
B. All such nuisance vehicles shall be abated through seizure and forfeiture procedures as provide in this Chapter, subject to the forfeiture exceptions set forth at Section 9.80.100.
C. A criminal conviction shall not be required as a prerequisite to any forfeiture proceeding brought pursuant to the authority of this Chapter, except as provided in Section 9.80.030.E.
D. Physical seizure of a nuisance vehicle subject to this Chapter shall not be required as a prerequisite to institution of forfeiture proceedings.
E. Section 9.80.030.A.3. shall apply only to those persons who have been convicted of any drug-related offense within five (5) years prior to the date of the commission of the act giving rise to the nuisance under this Chapter.