Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

Sections:
22.96.010 Legislative Intent.
22.96.020 Definitions.
22.96.030 Maintenance Requirements.
22.96.040 Public Nuisance.
22.96.050 Abatement Procedure.
22.96.060 Effect of Voluntary Abatement.
22.96.070 Extension of Abatement Period.
22.96.080 Abatement Hearing; Setting and
Notice.
22.96.090 Abatement Hearing by City
Council.
22.96.010 Legislative Intent.
Chapter 22.96
MAINTENANCE OF ABANDONED
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS
22.96.100 Service on Owner of Resolution to
Abate.
22.96.110 Abatement by City.
22.96.120 Record of Cost for Abatement.
22.96.130 Report - Hearing and Proceedings.
22.96.140 Assessment of Costs Against
Property; Lien.
22.96.150 Alternate Enforcement Measures.
22.96.160 Limitation of Action.
The City Council, having found that the existence of closed, vacant and inoperative automobile service stations
which are not properly maintained constitutes a danger to public health, safety, comfort and welfare in that such
conditions lead to unsightliness, blight, vandalism, trespass, and decreasing values to surrounding properties, and that
such abuses entitle this City to exercise its Police powers to protect the health, safety, comfort and welfare of the
community, intends the following regulations to provide for the property maintenance of closed, vacant and
inoperative automobile service stations. (Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.020 Definitions.
(a) "Abandoned service station" means an automobile service station where the owner or lessee has failed to
operate such station for the retail sale of gasoline and other petroleum products to the general public for at least ninety
(90) consecutive days and where the property has not been converted to another commercial use permitted by Title 28
of this Code.
An automobile service station which is used only as a storage facility for gasoline and other petroleum products is
an abandoned service station for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) "Automobile service station" means any site where the buildings are designed, built and operated for the
purpose of dispensing and selling fuels for internal combustion engines of any automotive vehicles. (Ord. 3765 §1,
1975.)
22.96.030 Maintenance Requirements.
All abandoned service stations in the City of Santa Barbara shall be maintained in compliance with the following
requirements:
(a) The windows, doors and any and all openings in all buildings on the site shall be securely covered with
plywood or other comparable material at least 3/4 inches in thickness which shall be painted to match the color of the
building;
(b) Vehicular access to the site shall be prevented by the installation of chain barriers firmly affixed to the
ground;
(c) All trees, shrubs, bushes and other landscaping on the site shall be properly watered and otherwise
maintained. (Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.040 Public Nuisance.
Any abandoned service station which is not maintained in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section
22.96.030 is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. (Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.050 Abatement Procedure.
Upon discovery of conditions constituting a public nuisance as defined in Section 22.96.040, the Chief of Building
and Zoning shall give notice to cause abatement of the public nuisance. Notification shall be personally served or
sent by certified mail to all persons, firms, corporations and other entities which the records of the Recorder of the
County of Santa Barbara disclose a claim or interest in the automobile service station. The notification shall be in the
following form:
438 rev. 9/30/95