In addition to and in accordance with the determination made and the authority granted by the state under Cal. Veh. Code § 22660 to remove abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts as public nuisances, the City Council makes the following findings and declaration:
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts, on private or public property, including highways, creates a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, promotes blight and deterioration, invites plundering, created fire hazards, constitutes an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, created a harborage for rodents and insects and is injurious to the health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle or parts, on private or public property, including highways is declared to constitute a nuisance which may be abated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 99-05, passed 5-10-99)