For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED BUILDING. Any building or structure or portion that has been vacant in excess of six months. Lack of utility services and/or boarded windows and doors shall constitute prima facie evidence of the abandonment.
GRAFFITI. Includes any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, mark or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn or painted on any real or personal property, as defined in Cal. Gov’t Code § 53069.3.
JUNK YARD. Any building, equipment, land, lot, place, premises, or structure where, at, upon which, to which, or from which is abandoned, baled, bartered, bought, brought, bundled, disassembled, disposed of, exchanged, handled, packed, processed, shipped, sold, stored, or transported any junk, as defined by Cal. Sts. and High. Code § 746, or any castoff, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvaged, scrapped, unusable, worn-out, or wrecked object, thing, or material composed in whole or in part of asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, cotton, dirt, fiber, glass, metal, paper, plaster, plaster of paris, plastic, rubber, terra cotta, wool, wood, or other substance, including, but not limited to, used, discarded, or obsolete batteries, clothing, debris, equipment, floor coverings, garbage, logs, lumber, rags, rope, rugs, trash, vegetation, vehicles, or waste. JUNK YARD shall not include any business lawfully engaged in the buying or selling of new or used furniture or usable household equipment, or buying and selling used automobiles in operable condition, or the storage or use of used or salvaged materials in connection with manufacturing operation conducted on the premises, provided such businesses are located within a zone permitting such business and conducted in accordance with all applicable regulations.
PERSON. Any natural person, firm, association, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, organization, club, company, corporation, business, entity, trust, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, trustee, administrator or employee or any of them.
PREMISES. Includes tracts, lots or parcels of land; easements; single-family residences; town homes; condominiums; multiple-family dwelling; apartment; flat; duplex, boarding or lodging home; restaurant, hotel or motel; commercial or industrial establishment of any type; any structure; any parcel of land upon which a building or business is located; or any unimproved parcel of land.
PROPERTY OWNER. Any person having legal or equitable title or interest in real property, including but not limited to any bank, mortgage company, financial institution or similar entity or lien holder that has control and dominion over the property.
VECTOR. Any animal or insect capable of transmitting the causative agent of disease or capable of producing human discomfort or injury, including, but not limited to, mosquitoes, flies, mites, ticks, other arthropods, rodents and other vertebrates.
('66 Code, § 5-1.101) (Ord. 118-C-S, passed 6-10-70; Am. Ord. 931-C-S, passed 9-30-97; Am. Ord. 957-C-S, passed 7-13-99; Am. Ord. 2010-C-S, passed 2-26-08)