Sections:
5-1.01 Findings and determinations.
5-1.02 Definitions.
5-1.03 Exceptions.
5-1.04 Effect on other laws.
5-1.05 Administration and enforcement.
5-1.06 Right of entry of certain persons.
5-1.07 Administrative costs.
5-1.08 Hearings: Notice.
5-1.09 Hearings: Determinations.
5-1.10 Removal.
5-1.11 Removal: Notice.
5-1.12 Assessment of costs.
5-1.13 Violations.
In addition to and in accordance with the determination made and the authority granted by the State pursuant to the provisions of Section 22660 of the Vehicle Code of the State to remove abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, as public nuisances, the Board hereby makes the following findings and declarations:
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, on private or public property, not including highways, is hereby found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects, and to be injurious to the health, safety, and general welfare. Therefore, the presence of an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle, or part thereof, on private or public property, not including highways, except as expressly permitted by the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance which may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (§ 1, Ord. 585)
For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:
(a) “Highway” shall mean a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purposes of vehicular travel. “Highway” shall include “street”.
(b) “Public property” shall not include “highway”.
(c) “Vehicle” shall mean a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. (§ 1, Ord. 585)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(a) A vehicle, or part thereof, which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property; or
(b) A vehicle, or part thereof, which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, a junk dealer, or when such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or commercial enterprise.
The provisions of this section shall not authorize the maintenance of a public or private nuisance as defined pursuant to provisions of law other than Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 22650) of Division 11 of the Vehicle Code of the State and this chapter. (§ 2, Ord. 585)
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