8.44.030 Definitions.
   The terms as used in this chapter or in any resolution or standard adopted by the city council pursuant to this chapter shall have the following meanings:
   "Abandoned" means a property that is vacant and is under a current notice of default, notice of trustee's sale, pending tax assessor's lien sale or that has been the subject of a foreclosure sale where the title was retained by the beneficiary of a deed of trust involved in the foreclosure, or that is transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale.
   "Accessible property" means a property that is accessible through a compromised or breached gate, fence, wall or other similar feature.
   "Accessible structure" means a structure or building that is unsecured or breached in such a way as to allow access to the interior space by unauthorized persons.
   "Beneficiary" means a lender under a note secured by a deed of trust.
   "Buyer" means any person, co-partnership, association, corporation, entity, or fiduciary who agrees to transfer anything of value in consideration for property described in an agreement of sale, as defined in this subsection.
   "Dangerous building" means any building or structure that would constitute a "dangerous building" as defined in Section 302 of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings or as prepared by the International Conference of Building Officials and adopted in force within the city.
   "Days" means consecutive calendar days.
   "Deed of trust" means an instrument by which title to real estate is transferred to a third party trustee as security for a real estate loan. This definition applies to any and all subsequent deeds of trust, including second trust deed, third trust deed, etc.
   "Deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale" means a recorded document that transfers ownership of a property from the trustor to the holder of a deed of trust upon consent of the beneficiary of the deed of trust.
   "Default" means the failure to fulfill a contractual obligation, monetary or conditional.
   "Distressed" means a property that is under a current notice of default, or notice of trustee's sale, or pending tax assessor's lien sale or has been foreclosed upon by the trustee or has been conveyed to the beneficiary or trustee via a deed in lieu of foreclosure or sale.
   "Evidence of vacancy" means any condition that on its own, or combined with other conditions present would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, overgrown or dead vegetation, accumulation of newspapers, circulars, flyers or mail, past due utility notices or disconnected utilities, accumulation of trash, junk or debris, the absence of window coverings such as curtains, blinds or shutters, the absence of furnishings or personal items consistent with residential habitation, and statements by neighbors, passersby, delivery agents, or government employees that the property is vacant.
   "Foreclosure" means the process by which a property, placed as security for a real estate loan, is sold at auction to satisfy the debt if the trustor (borrower) defaults.
   "Local" means responsible party is able to respond to the property within 24 hours from any location to the subject property.
   "Neighborhood standard" means those conditions that are present on a simple majority of properties within a three hundred (300) foot radius of an individual property. A property that is the subject of a neighborhood standard comparison, or any other abandoned property within the three hundred (300) foot radius, shall not be counted toward the simple majority.
   "Notice of default" means a recorded notice that a default has occurred under a deed of trust and that the beneficiary intends to proceed with a trustee's sale.
   "Out-of-area" means in excess of forty (40) road/driving miles distance of the subject property.
   "Owner" means any person, co-partnership, association, corporation, entity, or fiduciary having a legal or equitable title or any interest in any real property.
   "Owner of record" means the person having recorded title to the property at any given point in time the record is provided by the Riverside County Recorder's Office.
   "Property" means any unimproved or improved residential real property, or portion thereof, situated in the city and includes the buildings or structures located on the property regardless of condition.
   "Residential building" means any improved real property, or portion thereof, situated in the city, designed or permitted to be used for dwelling purposes, and shall include the buildings and structures located on such improved real property. This includes any real property being offered for sale, trade, transfer, or exchange as "residential" whether or not it is legally permitted or zoned for such use.
   "Securing" means such measures as may be directed by the chief of police or his or her designee that assist in rendering the property inaccessible to unauthorized persons including, but not limited to, the repairing of fences and walls, chaining or pad locking of gates, the repair or boarding of door, window or other openings. Boarding shall be completed to a minimum of the current Housing and Urban Development (HUD) securing standards at the time the boarding is completed or required.
   "Trustee" means the person, firm, corporation, or entity holding a deed of trust on a property.
   "Trustor" means a borrower under a deed of trust, who deeds property to a trustee as security for the payment of a debt.
   "Vacant" means a building or structure that is not legally occupied.
(Ord. 551 § 6, 2019; Ord. 404 § 1, 2008)