HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 2002 - 2200ORDINANCE NO. 2002 — 2200
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AMENDING TITLE 1 OF
THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE BY
AMENDING SECTION 1.36.020 PERTAINING TO
THE ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of National City that Title 1 of
the National City Municipal Code is amended as follows:
Section 1. That Section 1.36.020 be amended to read as follows:
1.36.020 Abatement --When authorized. A. Except in cases of emergency as set
forth in Section 1.36.180, whenever the city manager or his/her designee, or a department director
determines that public or private property, or a condition upon any portion of public or private
property is a public nuisance as defined or declared in any section of this code, an abatement
notice may be issued to the responsible person to abate the public nuisance. The public nuisance
shall be abated by the responsible person within the time frames set forth in the abatement notice,
unless a timely appeal is filed in accordance with Section 1.36.050.
B. The procedures established in Chapter 15.10 of this code may be utilized for the
abatement of dangerous or unsafe nonresidential buildings or substandard residential buildings.
C. The procedures set forth in this chapter 1.36 for administrative abatement are in
addition to the authority of the City Attorney to initiate civil or criminal actions to abate a public
nuisance. When judicial action is initiated, the City Attorney may seek reimbursement of the
City's direct costs for enforcement and abatement, including attorney's fees, personnel salaries
and overhead. When applicable, the City Attorney may seek restitution from any responsible
person for temporary lodging assistance provided by any public agency to displaced tenants, and
treble damages when and as allowed by law and this code. Recoveries may be credited to the
abatement fund established under section 1.36.190.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18TH day of JUNE , 2002.
ATTEST:
Mic ael R. Dalla;%City Clerk
George H. ters, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. riser, III
City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on June 18, 2002, by
the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Beauchamp, Inzunza, Morrison, Zarate, Waters.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: GEORGE H. WATERS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
lerk of the Ci of National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was not finally adopted until seven calendar
days had elapsed between the day of its introduction and the day of its final passage, to wit, on
June 4, 2002, and on June 18, 2002.
I FURTHER CERTIFY THAT said ordinance was read in full prior to its final passage or that
the reading of said ordinance in full was dispensed with by a vote of not less than a majority of
the members elected to the Council and that there was available for the consideration of each
member of the Council and the public prior to the day of its passage a written or printed copy of
said ordinance.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO. 2002-2200 of the City Council of the City of National City, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on June 18, 2002.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy