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!'hie City Corxacil of tl~¢r City of Cupertino daes ordain as fa!loM+t:
:iPC'~I~t ~.. 7;n addition to and i~a xccordaace with the d~etez~ias~tioar
mrda aad the a~utharity granted by the State of C~aliforx~ic der Stectic+u
22664 of the Qebi~cle Cade to reweave abe.u}onr~I, ~rrgcked, dl,a~msantl~td ar
inapezatA~~e vehic2ea ar parts therec+f. a.3 public auisf-ncea-, the City Gourt~cil
hereby ~kr&et the following findings and declsrxtianit:
x'he accus~ul.etior~ and starage of abandoned, irrack~ed, d3.smant!®ct, or
imperative vehicles ax parts thereof on private yr public prope~ct3r not
inciusIir~ highways is hereby found to create a +~ondit:ian te~i'iirag to reduce
the value nf. private property, sa promote b1ikY-t andl detcriUrxtion. to itr--
vite pluc~e~rit~, to create fire hazards, to .:onatitute an attrractive
nuisance creating a 1•~xard t+a the health and R,efetlr of sitaors, to create
a h~ezbaragz for rodents and i.nsPCr.8 and to be iu~urious to the health,
~.afecy b.nid g~~neYal. weJ.fAre. '~'herefare the presence: of an abandoned, w~ec3ced
dismantled r~r inoperat-_ve veh5.r_le or part thpreaf, an private or public
property trot including highways, except r~s expresal.y hereira~after permitted,
is hptPby declared to constitute «~ public nuisance which may be abated as
such to accr~rdancP with the pravisians of t-.ris ordinance.
As used ~n the Urdi.nance:
(a) Th+~ tars "vehicle " means a devise by which say person oz property
mHy be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, except a device ait,v~l bq
h+smar, Haver or used exclusively upon e~z;~tiansiry rails or tricks.
(b) The term "Highway" means a way or place of ~+hatever nature,
p~iblfc3y maintnit-ed grid open to the +iae of the pe:b3i.c for purpr+a~es of
v~hir.ular travel. Hi.ghwa~ includes street.
(c1 The term "public pxopPrty' does »or :tnelude "highway,"
S~CT10N__2. Thin Ordinance ahali nc~t apply to:
(a) A vehicle or pert.. thereof which tffi completely enclone~t with-
in xbuilding in a lawful manner where it i.s not viait~le frcao the atrr~et
ar other pui,lic ox prig°ate pr«pPrty; or
(b) ~. vehicle or part th~exeof which is stored or parked ie~ a lawful
~*,annev~ an privatN praperty in cannec~riari with the business of a licensed
t}isr,3niler, licensed vPhir_le dealer, a dunk dectaer, ar .+hen such r,torage
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of commercial enterpri:s.
Nothitsg xn phis sesction shall authorial the traintenance of a publ~Cc
a~e private uuisa=-ce as defined undttt. proviaionsc of lass othez than Chapter 1~
l,.coaimenCi~ vim Section 225~~ of Div#sion 21. of the Vehicle Cede aml this
thcdi:~ance.
SECTI(?li 3. This Ordinance xa not the ~exc"kusive regulation of abandon-
ed, wrecked, disasantled ar inoperative va~hiclts within the City. It shall
supplement and be in addition to th~c other xegnlatary cadss, statutces, sad
ordinances her~^toFore ar horeaftRr enacted by the City, the Stats, or any
other legal en*ity ar agency havfrig ,~+arisdiction.
fiECTI'~N ~S. Except as othsrwirta pxovSd._d bathing the provisions of this
Ordimm~5;.e shell be administered aL~xd enforced by the City Mpnager . Tn the
enforcemea~t of this QLdinance such officer a~sd hips deputies Ana} enter ~.ipos
private or p:sblie property to exan~ir~e a vehicle or parts hereof, or obtain
information as to tha ident;ty of a vehicle and t~o remove or pause th5y re-
moval of a veh.i.cle or part t~-ereof der_I:;red to be s nuisance pursuant to
*_his Ordirsa+nce.
SECTION 5. When the City Council has cclntxacted with r: granted a
franchise tc any person or persons, such p~YSOn or persona ahal.l he authoriz-
ed to enter upon private property or public property to rP.nove or cause the
removal of a vehicle or parts thereof dcelured to be a n;}Isanc:e pursuant tci
t!+is Ordinance.
SECTION E. The City Council shall. frrm time to time determine bnd fi.ac
an amount to be assessed as administrative costs (excludi•ng the actual. rost
of removal of any vehir.le or part thereof) undex this Ordinance.
SECTION 7, A public hearing shall. be hE~ld on the q~iestion of abatement
And ramous?. ~of the vehicle or part tt;ereof as an abandoned, wrecked, dis-
mentled or inoperative vehicle and the assessment of the administrative
costa and the cast of removal of the vehicle or part thereof against the
property on which it is located, Nocice of hearing shall be mailed at least
ten da~+e before the yeRring by certified mail, with afive-day return re-
quested, to the owner of i:hr, land as shown on the last equalised city or
county xaseRSment tall and to thr last registered and legal orsner of record
unles.~*.he v~ahicle is in such condition that idei-tification rn.amhers are nut
available to detQrrnine ownership. I# any of the foregoing notices are re-
turned undelivered by the United Stat4s Post 4ffi.c;a, the hearing shall be
Continued to a date not leas than ten Says fraan the date of aruch return.
SB::iIQN $. Natter of hearing shall also be given to the California
Highway Patrol identifying the vehicle ar parr_ thereof proposed fuz ~.e-
a~ovsl, such r-atice to be mailed at leant tan days prior zo the public ha~.ar-
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~Ei,:TIt7N 9. A.11 hearings under thus Ordins+r-ce shall b- held Srforc
the City t~oune:~il which shall he.atr aII fuctR aasi test:tn~ony it dGesr+a
pert!_x~ant. Said facts end tet+tiaaanq may include testimc~nv on the cu:-
dition of the vehiclo or part t~eiareof a,ad t.hee cfrcumatances conceznirg
:ate lof:Ptian an tree r3a+id private ,propeaety or public pro~csr~ty. The City
Ctur~:ilt shall tat bet limited 'by the te~clax,ical ruleec oi' evid+ance3. Tl+.e orrner
>af t4~ee Lnti un which rhe~ vehiclt xs 1aratesd aaaq appear iu pen:sam at the
r~esriAg or present a ~rxittem otatessesat ~n titaea for cemeside~rarioa~ apt the
hearing, and dewyr re!sponsibilit7 far th,~ gres~ence of the vehicle o~n th;a
land, with has reasons for such denial.
The City Ccsuacil •:~y iwpase such ~cotsditioas as~+d takes such other
a,ctivn as it 8awes appropriate tusdar thr. circiasstances to carry out the.
purpose of this OYdinapca. It stag de!laT she tine for. reaaval of the
vehicle or part the-r+eof if, iss l.ts opinion, the cl.rcusntances justify
it. At the G<DnClusi.oR of the pciblic heaYis>g, the City Council easy find
that a vehicle or part thereof P,~as bean abandoned, wracked. diererantled,
or in inoperative on p~~iva,te: or public Frs~pcrty and order the seas rr
moved from then property art a. public t~uinunr.e e-ad diaposetd of ice herein-
aftec provided aad d+~kermixcr~ the. ads,inistrutive coceea s.nd thee co+et of rr
maval to be charged a~;ainst the »+ncser of trt.e psirce3 of land on which tt~e
vehicle or part there:af is located. The ardor x~squiri.trtg removal nhall
int:lude a description of the vehicle Gr pxr;. tht~reof and *he carrt~ct
identification Harsher and license number of the vehicle, if available $t
the rite.
If it is determin+~d at the hearing that the ve:~icle Was placed an
the land without the cr~rsent of the land owner and that hr bars Hat sub-
sequently acquieN~ed iii its pre~~ence, the City Council Rhai1. not ar;ReRa
costa of administration or removal of the vehicle s~gainst the property
upon which the vehicle is located or otherwire~e attE.mpt to called such
caste from such land owner.
If an interested party makes a wri~tEn prPSenr.atiun to the City
Council but does Hat Appear, he shall be: not'fied 1n writing of the decisioH.
SECTION 1. 0. Any inter:eated party may appeal t_he administrative de--
r.ision of the City ManagEr by filing a written notice a': appeal with the
City C'le.*.k within five days after his decision.
Sur_h Appeal shall be heard by the City C~.;+incil vhicF, may affina,
P*'nend car reverse the order oc take other ac*iocr deemed appropriate.
Thr. clerk shall give written notice of the times and place of tt~e
hearing to the appellant and those persons Kpecl.f;ta9 in Stctian 7.
In cor.d~+ctin$ the hearing the City Council shall nr,t be limited by
the tecfui~.cal rul.en of evidence.
SECTION 11. Five, days after adoption of the order declaring the
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vehicle or pars thar~eef tc+ be a publl.t nvisat-ce, five d~xys frog the
date of msili~ of sotic~e of thw decisia:~ if aruch +aotict is ra~gt;ixed try
Se,etian 9, a~ ~5 clslrs after such action +af the davaaraltag bo+dr uukhori~iag
rescr+ral follari~ apps+-1'., Ct"ee vehicl+ta or pstrt• them t~csy be diapos~
of by resrr: rail to a s~cr~rpyaxd or auto~sr~ilas dix+ulntler's gstsi. After ~-
vehicle bas t+ean ~rlaavaved it shall x~oe tha~re,aft+cr be rs~v».strvcted ax made
aperabla.
,ice. I~t'ithtn fivs days stt~ tb~t data of ramawal a# the wahicls
oar pare thereaf, ,pcrtice s1~Z1 be ~i~tsa to tba Depactw~cut of lbtar oe3~iclrs
ident9Lfyieg the vahiclt a-r PAn thereof reasa~-e-f, cow sit vltfe'h aatice is
atta+chad h~aseto rrad swde psxt hereof as 'Exhibit "A". Jlt the aas~e tix++t there
shaetl. be trar~itted to tie Department of liotor Vehicles say raidence of
regisCration available, including re$istratian to:-tifitatest, eertifica-tar
of title ra•3 litenss plates.
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SECTIQit 13. Zf> the +adainistrative cost, aclc'. !'.iG~ test of relaaval
which are charged ~-gai.ast the ovc~er of a parcel of I.And purmu$n~t ea.
Sectioa 4 are not paid within 3q days of tyre date of tYne t~rder, ar 2he
final dispo~vitioa of an appeal ~thez'eftoar,, such ~_ozxts shall be as>~e.averl
against the t~,trctl of lead pursuant to Section CSactian 38~a3,S tuT
ritics ar 5ection 25845 far counties) of the GaveYrmtent Cade and stu~ll.l
be trens~aitGtd to the tax collector far calleCtian. Said assessment shall
have the same priority es other (city ar county) taxes.
SECTItDhi t4. It shall be unlawful and a snisdeiaesaor. f.ar anq }~ersan
:o fail. at refuse Co remove an abandoned, wrecl.ad. diemant2e~' or in-~
ape~cative vehicle ot~ pert thereof or refua~e Ln abate suet; nuisance when
a+.~dere~d to do so in acc.nrdance witty the abstemont pravisiot~a of thi~l
~~rdiaance or Stage 'lea where such State law is applicable:, kizd upon
COnvictiaA of such mi,sdem-eanar, shall bt puxjished tq a fine ltot Nxc t~t!d;.a7~
Five HurRCirc~cl atyd no/1.00 (5{10.00) Dollars or by Imprisorreet,t in the
t.'aunrq Jail, net to exceed six (6) months far each viol:t{an. ~r by both
such f i.nr. acact iroprieoa~aent,
SEd"d'YC`~i 15. 'This brdinan~e shall take offect and be in ful7l farce
thirry~(~t;j days Eros and afc>rr its enactment.
5P:CTiOM Ib. 'C'he City Clerk ie t-er-,bp autharized and dirrcted to
crruse~a certified copy of this Ordinance to be publf.ahsct at Ir~st once
with.n fiftetu {ls) daq,a aft~':r its enactment i.n the Cunertlna C.cwrier,
tht official newspaper of the City.
INTRQDtICXiT at a reg~xlat aeeti*~ of the Cit1 Council of th+e City of
Cupertino on the 3rd. day of 5,rptessber, 1968, as~d ~'!tJ-C"i'En at a regular
meeting of the Citp Council of the Citlr of t,upertina om tht .,~jji,}xday of
S~~196s, b~ the vote:
AYkS: Cauncilm~sn: Beaven, Dempster, Fi ttneratd, Neel
taoegS: Ccr„~ci,lsea: None
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