(a) Emergency Abatement. When a vehicle defined by this Chapter as a public nuisance constitutes an immediate hazard or threat of harm and the situation calls for abatement sooner than the abatement procedures herein allow, the enforcement authority or Sheriff’s Department may take or cause emergency removal of such nuisance with such notice to parties concerned, or without notice, as the particular circumstances reasonably allow. Required notification procedures prior to disposal of such vehicle(s) shall be followed.
(b) Request for Service. If any member of the public, except self-storage operators, requests the enforcement authority in writing to remove abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, junked, or wrecked vehicles or parts thereof, the enforcement authority is authorized to provide processing and removal for a fee which covers all enforcement authority costs. The removed abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, junked, or wrecked vehicles or parts thereof, through transfer of title or lien sale process shall become the property of San Bernardino County and such will be the responsibility of the County to dispose of according to law.
(c) Complaints. The enforcement authority will investigate anonymous complaints associated with abandoned, dismantled, inoperative, junked, or wrecked vehicles or parts thereof. The complaint may be phoned in or be in writing and must have situs address and/or assessor parcel number with a description of the violation. The process referring to “notice of intent to abate and remove” will be utilized for abatement if such is determined to be appropriate.
(Am. Ord. 2996, passed - -1986; Am. Ord. 3283, passed - -1988; Am. Ord. 3349, passed - -1989; Am. Ord. 4401, passed - -2021)