(a) Notices. When a City department head, or his or her designee, finds that any premises or property within the City is neglected, maintained or used in violation of any City code sections under that department’s administration, he or she shall cause a written notice to be mailed and conspicuously posted on the premises. This notice shall be entitled in letters not less than one inch (1) in height and substantially in the following form:
Notice of Hearing to Determine Existence
of Public Nuisance and Order to Abate
In Whole or Part
(Abatement Cost Lien)
of Public Nuisance and Order to Abate
In Whole or Part
(Abatement Cost Lien)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the day of , the Department of the City of Thousand Oaks intends to ascertain whether certain premises or property situated in the City of Thousand Oaks, California, known and designated as , constitute a public nuisance subject to an order to abate by cleaning or clearing the property, rehabilitation of the premises or by the repair or demolition of structures situated thereon. If the premises or property, whole or in part, are found to constitute a public nuisance as defined by section of the Thousand Oaks Municipal Code, and if the same are not promptly abated by the owner as ordered by the hearing officer, such nuisances may be abated by municipal personnel or its contractors. If abated by municipal personnel or its contractors, the cost of these proceedings, all prior code enforcement efforts concerning this condition of the property, and the cleaning, clearing, rehabilitation, repair, or demolition by the City will constitute a special assessment and a Nuisance Abatement Lien upon such land until paid. The City may foreclose on any such lien in order to reimburse the City for these costs.
The alleged violations consist of the following:
The methods of abatement available are:
All persons having any objection to, or interest in, said matters are hereby notified to attend a hearing in the Department of the City of Thousand Oaks to be held at on , , at the hour of .m., when their testimony and evidence will be heard and given due consideration.
Dated:
Department Head
(b) Mailing/posting. Service of the notice shall be by posting on the affected property and by registered or certified mail (postage fully prepaid) addressed to the owner of the property at the address appearing on the last equalized assessment roll. The notice shall be posted on the property and mailed at least ten (10) days before the time fixed for such hearing. Proof of the posting and service of the notice shall be made by affidavit filed in the department.
(§ 1, Ord. 352-NS, eff. March 8, 1973, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1146-NS, eff. April 21, 1992)