(A) The Notice of Abatement shall be written in a form that is substantially consistent with the following:
Notice of Public Nuisance(s) and Intention to Abate with City Personnel |
[Date] |
____________________ [Responsible Person(s)] |
____________________ [Mailing Address] |
____________________ [City, State and Zip Code] |
Re: Real Property at ________________________________, _________, CA |
____ County A.P.N.: ______________________________ |
Legal description [Optional]: _____________________ |
Notice is hereby given that the following public nuisance conditions or activities exist on the premises described above: |
(1) [Describe condition or activities]________________________________________________________in violation of _________Municipal Code [as well as county and state laws, if applicable], Section(s) _______________ |
(a) Required Corrective Action(s): ______________________________________ (with all required permits, approvals and inspections). |
(b) Required Completion Date: _______________________________ .__________________ [Repeat (1 a-b) for each additional public nuisance to be included in this notice] |
The foregoing public nuisance conditions are subject to abatement by rehabilitation, demolition, repair, removal or termination. |
Please Take Further Notice that City Personnel may abate these public nuisance conditions or activities in the manner contained in this document if you do not perform the required corrective or preventative actions in a timely or proper manner with all required approvals, permits and inspections of the City and other appropriate public agencies. In such instances, the City shall seek recovery of all abatement costs, fees and expenses as allowed by Chapter 8 of Article V of the Monrovia Municipal Code, or by applicable county or state laws, in any manner allowed by law. |
Please Take Further Notice that you may appeal this Notice of Public Nuisance and Intention to Abate with City Personnel by filing an appeal City Clerk’s office (located at 415 South Ivy, Monrovia CA 91016) within ten (10) calendar days of service of this notice. No fee shall be due for the filing of an appeal. Failure of the City Clerk to receive a timely appeal constitutes a waiver of your right to any further administrative appeal and renders the Notice of Public Nuisance and Intention to Abate with City Personnel final and binding. A written request for an appeal shall contain the following information: |
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of each responsible party who is appealing the Notice of Abatement (hereinafter, “appellant”). |
(2) Address and description of real property upon which the City intends to enter and abate a public nuisance. |
(3) Date of Notice of Abatement being appealed. |
(4) Specific action or decision being appealed. |
(5) Grounds for appeal in sufficient detail to enable the Hearing Officer to understand the nature of the controversy. |
(6) The signature of at least one appellant. |
Please Take Further Notice that, if the violations are not abated within the time specified and a timely appeal is not made, such nuisance may be abated by City employees, representatives or contract agents (hereafter “City Personnel”), in the manner stated in this notice. On such occasions, all costs of the abatement, as well as those expenses and fees referred to in Section 8.12.020 and in Sections 8.12.240 and 8.12.250 of the Monrovia Municipal Code, shall be assessed against the responsible person(s) and/or the subject property, as a lien, or as a special assessment. |
Please Take Further Notice that the City may record a Notice of Substandard Property with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office against the premises if the public nuisance is not fully abated or corrected (with all required approvals, permits and inspections), as determined by the City, within a thirty (30) day period after service of the Notice of Abatement and provided that a timely appeal therefrom has not been made. |
Please Take Further Notice that, in the event of abatement by City Personnel, all personal property constituting a public nuisance may be removed from the subject premises or from public property and destroyed or disposed of, without regard to its actual or salvage value. |
Dated: This ___________ day of _______________ 2___. |
____________________________________ |
Public Official [Name and Title] |
[End of Form] |
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(Ord. 2007-20 § 2 (part), 2007)