Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

NOTICE OF VIOLATION
DECLARATION OF VIOLATION OF TITLE 22,
CHAPTER 22.96 OF THE SANTA BARBARA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
MAINTENANCE OF ABANDONED SERVICE
STATIONS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that as of day of , 19 , the Chief of Building and
Zoning of the City of Santa Barbara has found and determined that conditions exist on the real property described as
County Assessor's Parcel No. , located at in the City of Santa Barbara, which
constitute a public nuisance and a violation of Title 22, Chapter 22.96, of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code, in that
an abandoned service station is located thereon and is not being maintained pursuant to the requirements of
§22.96.030 of Chapter 22.96 of Title 22 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if the nuisance is not abated by properly maintaining the
abandoned service station in accordance with the provisions of §22.96.030 within thirty (30) days from the date of
delivery of this notice, enforcement proceedings for the abatement of said public nuisance shall be commenced
pursuant to the provisions of §22.96.080.
DATED:
(Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.060 Effect of Voluntary Abatement.
Chief of Building and Zoning
If the public nuisance is abated by the owner or lessee of any abandoned service station within the thirty (30) day
period allowed in the Notice of Violation, further abatement proceedings shall be terminated. (Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.070 Extension of Abatement Period.
If the abatement of the public nuisance is commenced within the thirty (30) day period provided in §22.96.050,
but not completed, the Chief of Building and Zoning may grant a single extension of fifteen (15) days for good cause
shown, such as delays beyond the control of the affected party or parties. (Ord. 3765 §1, 1975.)
22.96.080 Abatement Hearing; Setting and Notice.
(a) In the event the owner of an abandoned service station which is not maintained in compliance with this
chapter fails to abate the public nuisance within the time allowed, the City Council shall set a public hearing to
consider its abatement.
(b) The Chief of Building and Zoning shall cause notification of the hearing to be personally served or sent by
certified mail to the persons, firms, corporations and other entities which the records of the Recorder of the County of
Santa Barbara disclose claim an interest in the automobile service station. The notification shall be in the following
form:
NOTICE OF HEARING
ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on day of , 19 , at the hour of , of
said day, the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara will hold a public hearing at Council Chambers, City Hall, to
ascertain whether the maintenance of an abandoned service station in the City of Santa Barbara at
constitutes a public nuisance as defined in §22.96.040 of Chapter 22.96 of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code and
requires abatement as prescribed in said chapter.
The conditions which shall be the subject of the public hearing are as follows:
That if the condition of maintenance is found to constitute a public nuisance as defined in Section 22.96.040 of
said Code, and the public nuisance has not been abated by the owner or owners of such service station, such public
nuisance may be ordered by the City Council to be abated by such owner or owners, or may be ordered to be abated
by the duly constituted authorities of this City and the cost thereof charged to such owner or owners or placed as a
lien against the property;
439 rev. 9/30/95