SEC. 7-1. NUISANCES.

   The city council declares that the following things, conditions, acts or omissions are nuisances and authorizes the city manager to abate any such nuisance in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter.

   (A)   All weeds growing upon any private property or sidewalks or streets adjacent to private property having attained such a large growth and being dry as to become a fire menace or are otherwise noxious or dangerous.

   (B)   All rubbish, dirt and tree leaves found upon private property or sidewalks or streets adjacent to private property which are dangerous or injurious to neighboring property or the public health and welfare.

   (C)   Any structure, grass, dirt, or thing which in any manner interferes with, obstructs or endangers the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles upon, along or in public sidewalks, alleys, thoroughfares, buildings, parks or places.

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-1) (Ord. No. 1898, 2399)

SEC. 7-2. WEEDS.

   WEEDS includes all of the following:

   (A)   Plants which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature;

   (B)   Sagebrush, chaparral, dry grass, stubble or brush; and

   (C)   Poison oak and poison ivy.

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-2) (Ord. No. 1898, 2061, 2399)

SEC. 7-3. UNLAWFUL TO MAINTAIN NUISANCE.

   The owner of any property on or adjacent to which any nuisance is located shall promptly abate such nuisance.

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-3) (Ord. No. 1898, 2399)

SEC. 7-4. NOTICE.

   The city manager may require the owner of any property, on or adjacent to which any nuisance is located, to abate the nuisance. The notice to abate nuisance shall be written and mailed to each person to whom such property is assessed in the last equalized assessment role available.

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-3.1) (Ord. No. 2399)

SEC. 7-5. FORM OF NOTICE.

   The form of notice shall be substantially similar to the following:

NOTICE TO ABATE NUISANCE

Please be advised that on                                    ,                , (brief description of nuisance) was/were found upon or in front of the property located at                                 , and that, pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Oxnard City Code, this constitutes a nuisance which must be abated. If the nuisance is not abated within ten days from the date of this notice, the city will abate the nuisance. The costs of such abatement shall be assessed upon the above described property and will constitute a lien upon such property until paid.

If any owner of such property has an objection to the proposed abatement, that owner shall file with the city clerk a written request for an appeal before a hearing officer within ten days of receiving this notice from the city manager.

Dated this                day of                                                          ,                   .

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-3.2) (Ord. No. 2399)

SEC. 7-6. ABATEMENT BY OWNER.

   Upon receipt of a notice, the property owner may abate the nuisance at his/her own expense.

   Nevertheless, in any case in which a notice to abate is issued, the city manager may impose a lien on the property limited to the costs incurred by the city in enforcing abatement upon the property, including investigation, boundary determination, measurement, clerical, preparation and service of notice, and other related costs (“notice costs”).

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-3.3) (Ord. No. 2399)

SEC. 7-7. APPEAL OF NOTICE.

   Any property owner having an objection to a notice to abate nuisance shall file with the city clerk a written request for an appeal before a hearing officer within ten days of receiving a notice from the city manager.

(`64 Code, Sec. 19-3.4) (Ord. No. 2399)