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MEMORANDUM
By
TO: The Honorable Ci Council
FROM: Susan Cauldwel sistant to the City Manager
DATE: June 12, 1991
SUBJECT: Repeal Chapter 7 of Division 4 of the Municipal
Code and Add Sections 1.12.070 C. , 1.12.071, and
1.12.081 to the Municipal Code
Chapter 7 of Division 4 of the Municipal Code (attached) was
adopted by the City upon incorporation and substantially duplicates
Sections 1 .12 .070 and 1.12.080 of the Municipal Code and Chapter
8. 36 of the Municipal Code. Chapter 1.12 addresses enforcement of
the Municipal Code and penalties for non-compliance. Chapter 8. 36
regulates solid waste.
Chapter 7 of Division 4 should have been repealed when the City
adopted Chapter 8. 36 (regulating solid waste) . The City Attorney
recommends the addition of three sections to Chapter 1 . 12 relating
to criminal proceedings, an abatement hearing procedure, and
emergency abatement prior to repeal of Chapter 7 of Division 4 .
Staff Recommendation
Approve the ordinance for introduction and first reading.
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PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. BERNARDO M. PEREZ SCOTT MONTGOMERY ROY E. TALLEY JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK REPEALING CHAPTER 7 OF DIVISION 4 OF'
THE MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE,.AMENDING SECTION
1.12.070 OF THE MOORPARK MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING
SECTIONS 1.12.071 AND 1 12.081 TO THE MOORPARK
MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, the City of Moorpark adopted Chapter 7 of Division 4 on
September 23, 1983, and
WHEREAS, Sections 1.12.070, 1.1,e.:.080, and Chapter 8.36 of the
Municipal Code duplicate Chapter of Division 4 of the Municipal
Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 7 of Division 4 of the Moorpark Municipal
Code is hereby repealed;
SECTION 2. Section 1.12.070 of the Municipal Code is amended to
add:
1-12-070 Nuisance -- Abatement
C. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the
City from commencing a criminal action in addition to,
alternatively to, or in conjunction with, the proceedings set forth
in this section, nor shall anything in this section be deemed to
prevent the City from setting a public hearing to abate a nuisance
in addition to, alternatively to, or in conjunction with, the
proceedings set forth in this sec-lion.
SECTION 3. Chapter 1.12 of ttxe Municipal Code is amended by
adding Sections 1.12.071 and 1.3� 081 to read:
1.12.071 Nuisance -- _Abatement Hearing.
A. The city manager is authorized to administer
the provisions of this section. The city manager may
appoint one or more members of the city staff to act as his
designee(s) in carrying out these responsibilities.
B. Whenever the city manager or his designee
finds that any real property, within the city, or any
building, improvement or structure located thereon, is'being
maintained contrary to one or more of the provisions of this
Code and reasonably believes that such violation constitutes
a public nuisance under this section or Section 1.12.070, he
shall set the matter for a pubic hearing before the hearing
officer.
C. (i) The city clerk shall give not less than
ten (10) days written notice to the owner of the affected
property of the time and place of the public hearing by
United States mail or by personal delivery, as such owner is
shown on the latest equalized assessment roll of Ventura
County. The city manager may direct that additional notices
as he may deem necessary or desirable be given. Such notice
shall describe the property involved by street address and
shall further describe the property by the Ventura County
assessor's property identification number, including the map
book, page and parcel numbers as contained in the latest
equalized assessment roll of the county assessor. The
notice shall include a brief description of the conditions
which are deemed to be contrary to the provisions of this
Code and shall contain a detailed list of the needed
corrections or abatement methods necessary to abate the
cited conditions.
(ii) In addition, at least ten (10) days
prior to the date set for hearing, the city clerk shall
cause a copy of such notice to be conspicuously posted on
the affected property.
(iii) The failuie of any person to receive
such notice shall not affect tte validity of any proceedings
under this section.
D. Any owner shall nave the right to abate the
nuisance in accordance with the notice of hearing to abate
at his own expense, provided the same is done prior to the
time that the matter is set for public hearing before the
hearing officer. on receipt of notice from the property
owner that the nuisance has been abated in this manner, the
city manager shall cause the same to be inspected to verify
compliance. If he finds that compliance has been achieved,
he shall terminate the proceedings.
E. The hearing to determine whether a nuisance
exists shall be conducted by the city manager or his duly
authorized designee who shall act as hearing officer, and
who shall herein be referred to as the "hearing officer."
The hearing officer is authorized to take testimony and
decide upon evidence and in the course of doing so, is
authorized to administer oaths or affirmations pursuant to
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 2093(a) or any of
its successor statutes.
F. The hearing to determine whether a nuisance
exists shall be conducted by the hearing officer who shall
consider all relevant evidence including, but not limited
to, applicable staff reports, testimony written or oral
relative to the existence of the alleged public nuisance,
and the manner and time period proposed for abatement of
same. Such hearing may be continued from time to time.
Upon the conclusion of the public hearing, the
hearing officer shall, on the basis of the evidence
presented at such hearing, determine whether the property,
or any part thereof, as maintained, constitutes a public
nuisance, as defined herein. if the hearing officer finds
that a public nuisance exists, he shall, by written notice,
order the same abated in a reasonable period of time and in
accordance with a detailed last of needed coreections or
abatement methods. The determination of the hearing officer
shall be final unless appealed :,_n the manner provided for in
this section.
G. A copy of the hearing officer's order of
abatement of the nuisance shall be served upon the owner of
the property by United States mail or by personal
delivery. The notice shall be deemed received upon personal
delivery or upon the third (3r,J day after deposit in the
United States mail.
H. The owner of property affected by the decision
of the hearing officer, or any interested party, may appeal
the decision of the hearing officer to the city council.
The appeal shall be made in writing and filed with
the city clerk within five ( Vii) ;working days following
receipt of the notice of the hearing officer. Such appeal
shall state the grounds for th, appeal;.. The city clerk
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shall, upon receipt of such appeal, set the matter for
hearing before the city council not less than ten (10) nor
more than thirty (30) days following the filing of the
appeal. Notice of hearing shall be given by deposit in the
United States mail or by personal delivery at least ten (10)
days prior to the hearing.
At the time and place of hearing, the city council
shall hear and consider all relevant evidence including, but
not limited to, the report of the hearing officer, and
testimony written or oral relative to the existence of the
alleged public nuisance and the manner and time period
proposed for abatement of same. The hearing may be
continued from time to time.
Upon the conclusion of the public hearing, the city
council shall, on the basis of the evidence presented at the
hearing, determine whether the property, or any part
thereof, as maintained, constitutes a public nuisance, as
defined herein. If the council, finds that a public nuisance
exists, it shall, by resolution, order the same abated in a
reasonable time and in accordance with a detailed list of
needed corrections or abatement, methods to be set forth in
the resolution. The determination of the city council shall
be final.
I. A copy of the city council's resolution
ordering abatement of the nuisance shall be served upon the
owner of the property by UniteJ States mail or by personal
delivery.
J. Any owner of property shall have the right to
abate the public nuisance in accordance with the city
council's resolution ordering abatement, at his own expense,
provided the same is done prior to the expiration of the
time set forth in the resolution. Upon compliance with the
resolution by the owner, the proceedings hereunder shall be
deemed terminated. If such nuisance is not completely
abated by the owner, as directed, within the time set forth
in the resolution, then the city manager shall cause the
same to be abated by city forces or private contract, and
entry upon the premises is expessly authorized for such
purposes.
K. When the city manager causes the abatement of
a public nuisance pursuant to the provisions of Section
1.12.071(J) he shall keep an accounting of the cost thereof,
including incidental expenses )f such abatement. Upon
conclusion of such abatement, the city manager shall submit
his itemized statement of cost to the city clerk. Upon
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receipt of such statement, the city clerk shall set the same
for hearing before the city council. The city clerk shall
cause notice of the time and place of the hearing to be
given to the owner of the property to which the same
relates, and to any other interested person who requests
notice, by deposit in the United States mail or by personal
delivery, at least ten (10) days in advance of the
hearing. The term "incidental expenses" includes, but is
not limited to, the actual expenses and costs to the city in
the preparation of reports and notices, specifications and
contracts, inspection of the work, and costs of printing and
mailing required under this sedition._
L. At the time and place set for receiving and
considering the statement of costs, the city council shall
hear and pass upon the statement together with any
objections or protests raised by any of the persons liable
to be assessed for the cost of abating the nuisance.
Thereupon, the city council may make any such revision,
correction or modification to the statement as it may deem
just, after which the statement as submitted, or as revised,
corrected or modified, shall be confirmed by resolution.
Such hearing may be continued from time to time. The
decision of the city council. shall :be final.
M. The city clerk shall give notice of the city
council's decision to the owner of the property by deposit
in the United States mail or by personal delivery within ten
(10) days after the city counc l renders its decision.
N. The cost of abatement of" a nuisance, as
confirmed by the city council, shall constitute a special
assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land to
which it relates, and after its recording, as thus made and
confirmed, the same shall constitute a lien on the property
in the amount of such assessment. After the confirmation of
the statement, a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the
assessor and tax collector for the city by the city clerk.
Whereupon it shall be the duty of the assessor and tax
collector to add the amount of such assessment, or
assessments, to the next regul,:�r bills of taxes levied
against the respective lot or parcel of land for municipal
purposes, and thereafter the amount shall be collected at
the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal
taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same
penalties and the same proceduwre for foreclosure and sale in
the case of delinquency as p:rO'Ided fcr ordinary municipal
taxes.
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O. Any person who maintains any public nuisance
as defined in this section or Section 1.12.070 or who
violates or fails to comply with an order of abatement made
pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
No person shall obstruct, impede or interfere with
any representative of the city or with any owner, as defined
in this section, of a property which has been ordered
vacated, repaired, rehabilitated or which improvements
thereon have been ordered demolished and removed, whenever
such representative of the city or owner is engaged in
vacating, repairing, rehabilitating the property or
demolishing and removing the improvements pursuant to the
provisions of this section, or in performing any necessary
act preliminary or incidental to such work as authorized or
directed pursuant to this sE!ct on
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Section 1 12 081. Nuisance Emergency Abatement Any nuisance
which is determined by the City to be an immediate public
health hazard may be removed by the City from a property
through summary abatement without notice. When the City has
effected the removal of such solid waste, the owner or
occupant of the property shall be liable to the City for the
cost of such removal and disposal.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
after final adoption by the City Council-
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
ordinance and cause the same to be published in the manner required
by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5th day o* June L991.
ATTEST:
Lillian E. Kellerman
City Clerk
Pau -1 W. Lawrason Jr.
Mayor
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CHAPTER 7 - REGULATION OF SOLID WASTE STORAGE, COLLECTION,
DISPOSAL, TRANSFER, RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ;EEA TH PERMITS AND FEES.
Repealed and reenacted Septotuber.' 20, 1977 - ORD. 3337
Sec. 4700 - DESIGNATION - Pursuant t; Government Code Section, 66796, the
Environmental Services Department of the Environmental Resource Agency of the
County of Ventura is hereby designated as the enforcement agency to carry out the
provisions of the Nejedly - Z'berg -Dills Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Act of
1972, Section 66700 et seq. of the Government Code and the Z ber Ka loff Solid
Waste Control Act of 1976 ' q•, of the Government Section 66795, et.se Z' berg t
t Code. The
Environmental Services Department shall enforce all provisions of this ordinance
and carry out the duties specified in Section 66796.10 of the Government Code,
except the Enforcement of Hazardous Waste Regulations specifically designated to
the State Department of Health.
Sec. 4701 -1 - DEFINITION OF TERMS - The provisions of this chapter shall be
construed in accordance with the following definitions of terms and the
definitions provided in Title 14, Dj.vi! :;..on 7, Chapter 3., Article 4, of the
California Administrative Code.
Sec. 4701 -1 - Approved Disposal Area -
site, location, tract of land, area, building Disposal Area" shall mean any
by law as a place for the disposal of solid ,
olid ,wastecforewhi hr a health authorized
has been issued by the Department.
Sec. 4701 -2 - Board - "'Board" shall :reap the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Ventura.
sec. 4701 -3 - Collector - " shall mean an
business of collecting or trans ortii:r solid waste person San engaged f the
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unincorporated area of the County f 'Ver. ura Y part of the
Sec. 4701 -4 - Director "Director
Environmental Services Department (Deput,.
shall mean the Director of the
Health
Resource Agency or his designated representative
Officer) of the Environmental
Sec. 4701 -5 - Department - "Department"
Department of th`onmental
shall mean the Environmental Services
Resou,
-- Agency of the County of Ventura.
Sec. 4701 -6 - Solid Waste - "Solid Wast:
all of the following: garbage,
as used herein shall include any or
swi
vegetable matter and brush, carcass of
trash, rubbish,
bottles, papers,
any rslaue hter
abandoned and unident
abandoned iceboxes appliances
pe
`iable ,, hiclesand or butcher parts,
and fix
plaster, demolition wastes, sludge, brri-,
...:res, rock, rubble, masonry, glass,
service wastes, hazardous wastes, a
definitions
processed products wastes, medical
:. oxi •: waste
of solid wastes as identifies
Article 4 of the California
� , including those
in Title 4, Division 7, Chapter 3,
Administrat.:;,.
Sec. 4701 -7 - Person
Section 66715 of the Government 'Code.
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I i< e a L l definitions as defined in
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Sec. 4701 -8 - Farms or Ranches
is devoted entirely to commercial "agriiculturailcorsanimallhuean pr u o
property that
including the _feeding and raising of livestock for dairying or for Purposes,
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raising purposes.
Y
Sec. 4701 -9 - Medical Service Waste
all infectious waste as defined i n ,e "Medical �
lService Wastes" shall include
Administrative Code, Division 5, 0847(d), Title 22, California
Sec. 4701 -10 - Public Nuisance
injurious to human health or is"Pi dlcl entulorncoffensiveeto anything
senses ch is
interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or ro ert and
the same time an entire community or rieighborhood or any considerable numb
Of persons although the extent of arynoyance or damage inflicted affects at
individual ma q er
y be unequal and which occurs as a result of the storage,
removal, transport, processing or disposal of solid waste.
Sec. 4702 - DISPOSAL AREA
place in the unincorporated areapofs th.estl'ountyl other than an approved
waste in any
area for which a health permit has been.ssued by the Department or as
in Section 4704. pproved disposal
provided
Sec. 4703 - REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTE FROM PREMISES
accumulated in or about an - All solid waste produced or
the County shall be stored premises situated
with within
Title 141 of unincorporated tCali or of
Administrative Code. All residential ref�,se as defined in Section 17225.57 of
Title 14 California
California Administrative Code, shall be disposed of or removed from
the premises at least once each week.
Sec. 4704 - FARMS AND RANCHES \
_ dispose of solid waste which originateseor� such propertyf by burying saidcsomay lid
waste on said property at
least
public right -of -way or from thenear st bu d ng used for hum n habitaet from any
solid waste is to be covered with a minimum )f 12 inches of soil.
tlon. Such
Sec. 4705 - FEEDING VEGETABLE WASTE TO FARPI ANIMALS
construed to prohibit the feeding of vegetaial atter to lfachapter aalshorL require
that health permits be obtained for this purpose, where such activities a
otherwise authorized by Section 4133 of t w Ventura County Ordinance Code o
applicable State statutes. re
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Sec. 4706 - SOLID WASTE ON OCCUPIED PRIVATE PROPERTY
control of private Property - Every owner or person in
solid waste so that it will be prevented fr m g carried or deposited properly store and maintain accumulations of
elements upon any street, sidewalk or 01: he public place or upon the private
property of another person. P ited ri the
p 1 ate
Sec. 4707 - SOLID WASTE ACCUMULATIONS
maintain any accumulations Oflidwas AS, A PUBLIC
h_ ch are N 1 public nuisance - No person shall
any person permit another person to maintain q b,,s �7.., Ce nor shall
solid waste which are a public nuisance. F- _wises any accumulations of
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Sec. 4708 - NOTICE TO REMOVE SOLID WASTE • The Department is hereby authorized to
notify the owner or occupant of any private property within the Count
agent of such owner or occupant, to properly dispose of solid waste located ton
such property which is a public nuisance. Such notice shall be by personal
issuance of a warning citation or by certified mail addressed to said owner,
occupant, or the agent thereof, at his lass known address.
Sec. 4709 - REMOVAL OF SOLID WASTE BY COUNTY Upon the failure, neglect or
refusal of the person so notified to p:— p-rly dispose of putrescible solid waste
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within seven (7) days and non- putrescblt• solid waste within thirty
after receipt of written notice as provided in Sec 4708 or after the notice (30) days
otOicedhas
been posted on the property, the Department shall cause such solid waste to be
removed and properly disposed of. In the event the notice is returned to the
County because of inability to make delivery thereof, provided the same was
properly addressed to the last known address of such owner, occupant, or agent
thereof, the Department shall cause such Olid was "::e to be removed and properly
disposed.
Sec. 4710 - EMERGENCY REMOVAL OF SOLID 'WASTES
by the Director t - Solid Waste which is determined
o be an immediate public health hazard may be removed by the
Department from a property through summary abatement without judicial hearing or
notice of hearing. When the Department: has effected the removal of such solid
waste, the owner or occupant of the property shall be liable to the County for
the cost of such removal and disposal.
Sec. 4711 - RIGHT OF THE BOARD TO COMPEL OWNER TO REMOVE SOLID WASTE: DEFAULT
BY OWNER: REMOVAL BY THE DIRECTOR: RIGHT TO PRESCRIBE PROCEDURE
A LIEN UPON PROPERTY - The Board may compel, AND . the owner, lessee, orroccupant NSE
buildings, grounds, or lots to remove solid waste from buildings or grounds and
adjacent sidewalks. If he defaults, after 'rEotice prescribed by the Board, it may
authorize the removal or destruction of tt:e solid waste at his expense by the
Director. The Board may prescribe a procedure for the removal or destruction and
make the expense a lien upon the buildings grounds..
Sec. 4711 -1 - Declaration of Public Nuisance
resolution as public nuisance, and abate _ The Board may declare by
(a) All solid waste upon the streets„ cdewalks, or private property in the
County.
(b) All solid waste upon parkways, si ewalks, )r private property in the
County.
Sec. 4711 -2 - Resolution: Contents - The esoluti(n shall:
(a) Refer to the street by its commonly mown name
(b) Describe the property upon which
exists b 'r in front of which the nuisance
y giving its lot and hlO, number according to the official
County Assessment Map,
Sec. 4711 -3 - Number of Streets Sideu,
Resolution. An _ 1ks, etc Which may be included in
----_ y number of streets., sjdew Lks �r. ,parcels of private property
may be included in one resolution.
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Sec. 4711 -4 - Declaring Solid Waste on Specified Parcels to be Recurrent
Nuisances: Abatements on Notice and Hearin Contents of Notice
time it adopts the resolution as At the
the Board may also find and declareothatd solid bwaste tOnn specified aparcels of
property are recurrent nuisances. Such recurrent nuisances shall be abated in
accordnce with the provisions of this article, provided, that upon-the second
and any subsequent occurrence of such nuisance on the same parcel or parcels
Within the same calendar year, no further hearings need be held and it shall
be sufficient to mail a violation notice to the owners of the property as they
and their addresses appear on the currerit assessment roll.
The notice shall refer to and describe the property and shall state that solid
waste accumulations of g recurrent nature are on or in front of the property,
and that the same constitutes a public nuisance which must be abated by the
removal of said solid waste, and that otherwise they will be removed and the
nuisance will be abated by the County juthorities, in which case, the cost of
such removal shall be assessed upon t.'ie parcel. and lands from which or in
front of which such solid waste is removed and that upon confirmation such
cost will constitute a lien upon such p,:rce1 or lands until paid.
Sec. 4711 -5 - Notices: Manner of POstin
the Director shall cause nn--,o,-t-
otices to be conspicuously posted the
insfrontoof
the property on or in front of which t:.he nuisance exists. He shall post:
(a) One notice to each separately owned parcel of property of not over fifty
yards frontage.
(b) Not more than two notices
frontage or less. to a[ %r such parcel of one hundred yards
(c) Notices at not more than one hundred yards apart if the frontage of such
a parcel is greater than one hundred yards.
Sec. 4711 -6 - Notices: Headin
to remove solid waste" in letters notE 'le� <dthanoonehinchtineheight. be "Notice
Sec. 4711 -7 - Form of Notice
following form: The n• ice shall be substantially in the
NOTICE TO REMOVE SOLD WASTE
Notice is hereby given that on the
Ventura County Board of Supervisors 3ss,�, 'Jay o f 19
waste is located upon or in front of r, 1 a resalution declaring that solid
and more particularly described in the r olc tion,tand that such soli to
constitutes a public nuisance which must 'er abated by removal. Otherwise such
solid waste will be removed and the nui.sa:,c'e abated by the County and the cost
of removal assessed upon the land from or in front of which the solid waste is
removed and will constitute a lien upon such land until paid
hereby made to the resolution . Reference is for fuz.he particulars. A co
resolution is on file in the offic r e of th ,:r ;l PY of said
'le.
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All property owners having any objec:tic.ns to the proposed removal of the solid
waste are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the Ventura County Board of
Supervisors to be held (give date), _ien their objections will be heard and
given due consideration.
Dated this day of 9
Sec. 4711 -8 - Time of Posting notices
fourteen (14) days prior to the time
Director, Environmenta
Services Department
The notices shall be posted at least
Eor hearing objections by the Board.
Sec. 4711 -9 - Mailing of Notices by ount Clerk - As an alternative to
Posting notice of the resolution and noti a of the meeting when objections
will be heard, the Board may direct the County Clerk to mail written notice of
the proposed abatement to all perso :.s owning property described in the
resolution. The County Clerk shall ca,,se such written notice to be mailed to
each person to whom such described proFerty is assessed in the last equalized
assessment roll available on the date t :,o n:- esolution was adopted by the Board.
The notices mailed by the County Clerk hall be mailed at least fourteen (14)
days prior to the time for hearing obje °ions by the Board.
The notices mailed by the County Clerr shall be substantially in the form
provided by Section 4711 -9, except, that notices shall be signed by the County
Clerk and the heading of the notice eed not comply with Section 4711 -8.
Section 4711 -10 - Hearing of Objections: Continuances - At the time stated in
the notices, the Board shall hear and c:nsider all objections to the proposed
removal of solid waste. It may continue ':.he hearing from time to time.
Sec. 4711 -11 - Decision upon 1.11c.tions: Acquisitions of Jurisdiction
Board - By motion or resolution at: t' , !-
shall allow or overrule any objections cncl.usion of the hearing the Board
Sec. 4711 -12 - Decision of Board is __f1_: 1 rht decision of the Board is
final. _
Sec. 4711 -13
not been made
- Order to Abate Nuisance: Form of Order - If objections have
or after the Board
the Director to
has disposed of th ose made, it shall order
abate the
order shall be
nuisance by awi
: ng the solid waste removed. The
made by motion
or resoa.ut n.
Sec. 4711 -14
may enter upon
- Entry Upon Private Pr(Te
ivate
pr ,_to Abate Nuisance - The Director
property to abat Ze nuisance.
Sec. 4711 -15 -
arrives,
Removal of Solid Waste �y ;roperty Owner
any property
- Before the Director
owner may remove he s011T
waste at his own expense.
Sec. 4711 -16
to Board - The
- Account of Cost of Abat -rent: Submission of Itemized Report
Director
front of or on
shall keep an count of the cost of abatement in
each separate parcel
shall submit to
of la where 'he work is done by him. He
the Board for
such cost.
confirm 3t: In i '.er,dized written report showing
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Sec. 4711 -17 - Posting Copy of Report A co
for at least three (lays - PY of the report shall be posted
y prior to its submission to the Board-on or near the
chamber door of the Board, with a notice of the time of submission.
Sec. -4711-18 - Hearing on Report: Modification: Confirmation of Re ort b
Motion or Resolution - At the time fix(�d for receiving and considering the
report, the Board shall hear it with illy objections of the property owners
liable to be assessed for the abatement It may modify the report if it is
deemed necessary. The Board shall 'h'n con
flrm the report by motion or
Sec. 4711 -19 - Abatement of Nuisance by Contracts: Le.tting of Contracts:
Account and Submission of Itemized Re ort by Contractors
nuisance may in the discretion of the Board be performed by c contract awarded
by the Board on the basis of competitiv- bids let to the lowest responsible
bidder. In such event the contractor stall keep the account and submit the
itemized written report for each separar- parcel of land required by Section
4711 -18.
Sec. 4711 -20 - Cost of Abatement Constitutes Special Assessment: Lien - The
cost of abatement in front of or upon each parcel of land constitutes a
special assessment against that parcel ,After the assessment is made and
confirmed, it is a lien on the parcel.
Sec. 4711 -21 - Report to Assessor
to Tax Bill — d Tax Collector: Addition of Assessment
After confirmation of the report, a copy
County Assessor and the Tax Collector. who shall add shall the amount n f the
assessment to the next regular tax bill evied against the parcel for County io
Purposes. /
Sec. 4711 -22 - Entry of Assessments t
shall enter each assessment on the Coun *ounty Tax Roll - The County Auditor
land. v Tax roll, opposite the parcel of
Sec. 4711 -23 - Collection of Assessment. Penalties and Procedure for Fore-
closure: Installment Payments:
of the assessment shall be collected oatethettimecandrin the oThe amount
County taxes. If delinquent, the amount ;s subject. to the same penalties and
procedure of foreclosure and sale rovided ordinary
P or ordinary County taxes.
_ Sec. 4711 -24 - Alternative Method: Issuance of Separate Bills and Recei is -
P
As an alternative method, the County Tai Collector in his discretion may
collect the assessments without referenc to the general taxes b p
separate bills and receipts for the assessor nt Y
y issuing
Sec. 4711 -25 - Application of Taws n ,
ment of County Taxes �l3tir�Levy, Collection and Enforce-
- Laws relating to the levy, collection, and enforcement
of County taxes apply to such special assessment taxes, except that if an
real property to which such cost of abatement relates has been transferred or
conveyed to a Y
bonafide purchaser for va'.ie, or if a lien of a bona fide
encumbrancer for value has
been created a J attaches thereon
date on which the first installment of sit h taxes would become delinquent,
prior to the
then such cost of abatement shall not re in , lien against such real
property
Y but instead sha1:' be transfeec t�;s the unsecured roll for i
collection.
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Sec. 4711 -26 - Receipt of Amounts and Issuance of Receipts. by Director - The
Director may receive the amount due on the abatement cost and issue receipt at
any time after the confirmation of the report and until 10 days before a copy
is given to the County Assessor and Tax Collector, or, where a certified copy
is filed with the County Auditor, tint: August 1st following the confirmation
of the report..
Sec. 4711 -27 - Refund of Tax Erroneously Levied: Filing Claim When Claim
Must be Filed: Verification - The Board may order refunded all or part of a
tax paid pursuant to this article if i? finds that all or part of the tax has
been erroneously levied. A tax, or par °, shall not be refunded unless a claim
is filed with the Clerk of the Board +;:i or before November 1st after the tax
became due and payable. The claim shad be verified by the person who paid
the tax, or his guardian, executor, -,r dministrator.
Sec. 4712 - HEALTH PERMIT - The Depar.tmcilt may, Y, upon a majority vote of the
prescribe and /or revise Health. Pk =rmi.t fees to be collected from each
operator of a solid waste facility or frr,;wi any person who conducts solid waste
handling. Issuance of such permit shall ',e conditioned upon compliance with the
solid waste management standards establishel under the Nejedly - Z'berg -Dills Solid
Waste and Resource Recovery Act of 1972 and the Z'berg- Kapiloff Solid Waste
Control Act of 1976, and Title 14 of the .:alifornia Administrative Code. Such
health permit shall be in addition to an other license or permit required by
this County, or any other public jurisdicti;n, including, but not limited to, the
County Fire Marshall, Solid Waste Management::. Board, and the Regional
Quality Control Board. Water
Sec. 4712 -1 - Health 1 determined by resolut on Ee
be
pbormsi
oPermit
Board of Supery of Venturaeshall
County.
Sec. 4712 -2 - Violation of Health
facility by the
Permit Conditions - After an inspection
of a
Department, if it is determined that the facility does
meet the minimum
requirements of
the permittee for
not
the health permit, a notice will be given to
correction of
corrections are not completed
the iolations at the facility. If the
within
determined by the Department,
a reasonable period of time, as
the Department
initiated to determine if the health
hearing may uor
Such suspension or revocation is
p(,' t should be suspended revoked•
to be ::onducted in
procedures as established by the
compliance with permit
Z'herk Kapilloff Solid
1976.
Waste Control Act of
Sec. 4712 -3 - 22erating Without a Valid Health Permit - The operation of any
solid waste collection, storage or d:isg,:_!;al facility without a valid health
Permit issued by the Department, when .- t,,.iirod b� the Department, shall be a
misdemeanor.
Sec. 4712 -4 - Collection of Fees - The C unty Tax. Collector shall collect the
permit fees and penalties as directed by this ordinance, when he receives the
approved application for a permit from t'e Environmental Health Division and
perform such other duties as are by this -dinance prescribed.
Sec. 4713 - PERMIT TO OPERATE A SOLID WASTE FACILITY - An
solid waste facilit -- -- y person operating a
shall comply h °P Proposing to become ,;,i operator of a solid waste facility
p y with the provision of Sec. h6 30 of the Government Code.
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