SR-8-A (11)
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Counc1.1 rItg.
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sant~n~ca, Callrornla
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JAN 2 3 1979
TO: ~'Iayor and Clty Councl1
FROil: Ci ty Attorney
SUBJECT: E.''1ERGE~,;CY LITTER R:L:lOVAL
Introductlon
Thls report transnlts for lntroductlon and flrst
read1.ng an ordlnance deIlnlng a dangerous accumulat~on of
Iltter on prlvate property as a pU~llC nUlsance.
It sets
forth a procedure allow1.ng the Clty to effect the sun~ary
renoval of such (langerous or hazardous II tter and to b1.11
the pro?erty owner, If approprlate.
Th1.S actlon was approved on January 9, 1979.
Background
Beetlon 7800F of the Santa ~oniea MUDlclpal Code
provldes that the owners of prlvate property wlthln the
Cl ty shall raalntaln t:te property In a Il tter-free condl t1.on.
Sectlon 7800H provldes an enforce~ent procedure W~lC~ l.ncludes
notlce to t~e owner that he 1.S In v1.o1at1.on of the provlslons
of the code; a ten (10) day perlod wlthln WhlCh to dlspose
of the Iltter descrlbed In the notice, or a blenty (20)
day perloe If the notlce lS malled and the Post Offlce
Depar~ent lS unable to make dellvery thereof; and a c~arge
to t~e property owner of actual costs and accrued lnterest
l~ the Clty must effect the dlsposal w1.th Clty forces.
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JAN 2 3 1979
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Councll !1tg.
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Santa ~~ca, Callfornla
However I there are occaslons ".vhen the publlC
safety de~ands that a Iltter accu~ulatlon be abated lmnedlately.
Examples of such condltlons nlght be where old furnlture
or appllances have been dlscarded ln such a manner as to
present a trafflC hazard to elther vehlcles or pedestrlans or
a dangerous attraction to chl1dren, or where the 11tter
15 conposed of hazardous or nOXlOUS substances.
The attached ordlnance vmuld allow the C1 ty ;lanager
to declare a putI1C nUlsance 'vhen he finds that an accumulat10n
of Iltter to an inmedlate hazard to human 11fe ane that the
owner of the property involved 15 unable to be located promptly.
7he Dlrector of General Services ~ay enter upon the prlvate
property to exanlne t~e lltter.
If necessary, the Clty can
effect lts removal and charge the costs to the property o~..,ner
of record. Subsequently, a pUblic hearlng shall be held.
The property owner shall have adequate notlce of the hearlng
and be glven an opportunlty to deny hlS responsl01l1ty for
the publlC nUlsance.
If 1t lS determlned that the property
owner was not responslble, costs shall not be assessed
agalnst hlm.
Alternatlve Solutlons
The Clty Councll could keep the current procedure
as established In Section 7800H and effect the re~oval
of hazardous 11tter through Sectlon 1200 of the Santa ~onlca
r1unlclpa1 Code WhlCh dee~s vlolatlons of any of t~e provislons
of the Santa Hon1ca Hunlclpal Code to be a pub11C nUlsance.
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Council ~tg. 3-79
Santa r4ltlca, Callfornla
RecoIT~endatlons
It lS respectfully reca~ended that the Clty
CaunCll lntroduce the attached ardlnance.
Prepared By: Rlchard L. Knlckerboc<er, Clty Attorney
Stephen Shane Stark, Asslstant City Attorney
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