Section
4-8.01 Findings and determinations
4-8.02 Definitions
4-8.03 Exceptions
4-8.04 Effect on other laws
4-8.05 Administration and enforcement
4-8.06 Right of entry of certain persons
4-8.07 Administrative costs
4-8.08 Notices; hearings
4-8.09 Hearings; determinations
4-8.10 (Repealed)
4-8.11 Removal
4-8.12 Removal; notices
4-8.13 Assessment of costs
4-8.14 Violation of this chapter
(A) 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 makes the following findings and declarations in § 4-8.01(B).
(B) The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, on private or public property, including highways, is found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute 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 part thereof, on private or public property, including highways, except as expressly permitted by the provisions of this chapter, is declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
('61 Code, § 4-8.01) (Ord. 186 C.S., passed 8-2-72; Am. Ord. 782 C.S., passed 7-6-05)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE. A vehicle that is left on a highway, public property, or private property in such inoperable or neglected condition that the owner's intent to relinquish all further rights or interests in it may be reasonably concluded.
DISMANTLED VEHICLE. Any vehicle that is partially or wholly disassembled.
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, public right of way and alley.
INOPERABLE VEHICLE. Any vehicle prohibited from being operated on a public street or highway and/or any vehicle that cannot be moved under its own power.
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.
WRECKED VEHICLE. Any vehicle that is damaged to such an extent that it cannot be operated upon the highway.
('61 Code, § 4-8.02) (Ord. 186 C.S., passed 8-2-72; Am. Ord. 716 C.S., passed 3-15-00; Am. Ord. 782 C.S., passed 7-6-05)
(A) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) A vehicle, or part thereof, which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property; or
(2) A vehicle, or part 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 pursuant to provisions of law other than the provisions of the Cal. Veh. Code Chapter 10 (commencing with Cal. Veh. Code § 22650) of Division 11 and this chapter.
('61 Code, § 4-8.03) (Ord. 186 C.S., passed 8-2-72)
Loading...