Chapter 8.08
NUISANCES GENERALLY

Sections:

8.08.010    Nuisances.

8.08.010 Nuisances.

The creating, causing or maintaining on any property within the corporate limits of the city of any condition defined as a nuisance by any ordinance of the city, section of this code, resolution of the city council or statute of the state, is unlawful and any person maintaining any such nuisance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Conditions which constitute a nuisance shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

A.    Accumulation of junk, rubbish, waste, refuse or other material of unsightly or unhealthy nature and which may endanger or injure neighboring property or the health and welfare of the residents of the vicinity;

B.    A fire hazard as defined in the Uniform Fire Code;

C.    Any substandard building pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3;

D.    Polluted or stagnant water which because of its nature or location constitutes an unhealthy or unsafe condition;

E.    Maintenance of property in such a condition as to become defective or in a condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same causes visual blight, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, or is offensive to the senses, or is detrimental to nearby properties including, but not limited to:

1.    Buildings which are abandoned, partially destroyed for a period of at least six months, or left in an unreasonable state of partial construction. An “unreasonable state of partial construction” is defined as any unfinished building or structure that has been in the course of construction two years or more and where the appearance or other conditions of such unfinished building or structure constitutes visible blight, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, or is offensive to the senses,

2.    Buildings having dry rot, warping, or termite infestation. Any building on which the condition of the paint has become so deteriorated as to permit decay, excessive checking, cracking, peeling, chalking, dry rot, warping, or termite infestation as to render the building unsightly and/or in a state of disrepair,

3.    Buildings with missing doors and/or windows containing broken glass and/or no glass at all where the window is of a type which normally contains glass. Plywood or other materials used to cover such window space and/or doors, if permitted under this code, shall be painted in a color or colors compatible with the remainder of the building,

4.    Building exteriors, walls, fences, gates, driveways, sidewalks, walkways, or alleys which are maintained in such condition as to become so defective, unsightly, or in such a condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, or is offensive to the senses,

5.    Discarded, abandoned, or unused appliances, toilets, cabinets, or other household fixtures or equipment stored so as to be visible from a public street, alley, or from adjoining properties,

6.    Construction equipment or machinery of any type or description parked or stored on property when it is readily visible from a public street, alley or adjoining property, except while excavation, construction or demolition operations covered by an active building permit are in progress on the subject property or an adjoining property or where the property is zoned for the storage of construction equipment and/or machinery or where agricultural equipment is parked or stored on property zoned for agricultural use,

7.    Improper storage of inoperative, unregistered, abandoned, wrecked, or dismantled vehicles, pursuant to Chapter 8.12 of this code, including recreation vehicles as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010,

8.    Property, including, but not limited to, building exteriors which are maintained in such a condition as to be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare, or in such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance,

9.    Dead, decayed, diseased, or hazardous trees, weeds, and overgrown or uncultivated vegetation which are a hazardous condition to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic and/or constitute visual blight, or reduce the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, or are offensive to the senses, or are detrimental to nearby properties, or which may cause a danger to public safety,

10.    Any wall, sign, fence, gate, hedge, or structure maintained in such condition of deterioration or disrepair as to constitute a hazard to persons or property, or that constitutes visual blight, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood,

11.    Any violation of this chapter expressly declared to be a public nuisance,

12.    The keeping, storing, depositing or accumulating on the premises for an unreasonable period of time dirt, sand, gravel, concrete, or other similar materials that constitute visual blight, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is detrimental to nearby properties. (Ord. 02-3 § 10; prior code § 11.4)