Sec. 5-26.06. Recovery of response costs.
   (a)   When a law enforcement, fire, or other emergency response provider makes an initial response to an unruly gathering, the official shall, in writing, inform any responsible person(s) for the gathering at the scene that:
   (1)   The official has determined that an unruly gathering exists; and,
   (2)   That if emergency response providers make a second response to the same location within one year of the initial response, but outside of the twenty-four (24) hour period provided for in subsection 5-26.05, (a) (1), the responsible person(s) will be charged for any response costs required for responding to the unruly gathering. The responsible person(s) will continue to be charged response costs for any subsequent responses to an unruly gathering at the same location within one year of the initial cited violation.
   (b)   Within thirty (30) calendar days of the initial response and each response thereafter an additional written warning shall be transmitted via certified mail to the owner of the private property as recorded by the last equalized assessment roll of the Ventura County Assessor.
   (c)   This section applies to the costs of abatement of the summary nuisance described in Section 5-26.04 and costs are recovered pursuant to California Government Code Section 38773.1 and TOMC Section 1-2.201, et seq.
(§ 2, Ord. 1462-NS, eff. June 9, 2006, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1590-NS, eff. December 6, 2013)