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ORDINA.N<:E NO. ~
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCJ.L OF TilE CITY OF PALO ALTO
REPEALING ARTICLES 23 .AND 24 OF CODIFIED ORDINANCE
NC. 5 ~riTH RESPECT TO NUISANCES, ANn MAKING CERTAIN
-ADDITIONS AND CHANGES 10 ARTICLE 35 WITH RESPECT TO
UNSAFE AND UNLAWFUL CON.I>ITIONS AND TH£IR ABATEMENT
AND AMENDING SECTION 33.02
The.Council of the City of Palo Alto doea ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Article 23 of Codified Ordinance No. 5 is hereby
repealed.
!!,ction 2,.:. Article 24 of Cc·dified Ordinance No.. 5 is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Article 35 of Codified Ordinance No., 5, the
caption thereof, is hereby a~nded to read aa follows:
"ARTIClE 35. rJNSAFE AND UNL.AWFUL CONDITIONS: ABATEMENT'
Section 4. Section 35.03 o:: Codified Ordinance No. 5 is
hereby repealed.
Section 5. Section 35.04 of c:oe"fied Ordinance.No. 5, the
caption thereof, is hereby amendEd tc read as foD.:o~·s:
"Sec. 35. 04 NUISMCE; AUTHORITY TO ABAlE
Section 6. Secf'ion 35.04 of Codified Ordinance No. 5, the
unnumbered introductory paragraph thereof, is amended to read
as foll.ows:
"Each of the following <:onditions is hereby
declared t•o constitute e1 nuisance, and whenever
an enforcement off:t.cer ! hall determine that any
of such conditions exist upon any premises he may
require or provide for the abatement thereof
pU;rsuant tt:> this article and make tha costs of
abatement ,a lien upon tli e property."
Section 7. Sub,see:tion 1 of Sec. 35. 04 of Codified Ordinance
No. 5 :ts. amended to read as follows:
"1.. 'I'be e:tCistence of an.r garbage or rubbish upon
the p:remises contrary tc:> the provisions of
Secti4:>!\ 31.04."
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Section 8. Subsection 5 of Sect:iLon 35.04 of Codi.fied
Ordinance No. 5 is amended to read as follows~
"5. The existence withiD. the 35 foot triangle
of property at the intersection of streets
improved for vehicular traffic, of any tree
lim, shrub or plant elc:ceeding 3 feet in
height, contrary to the~ provisions of
Section 32.13(c).
Section 9. Subs:ection 17 is s'-"d(~d to Section 35.04 of
Codified Ordinance No. 5 to read as £,-,llows:
"17. lhe storag2 or keeping on any premises for
more than 30 days of any used or un,used
building mat.erials lli 1ho:s.e retail cost new
would exce.eci $100.00·, ~~r~ithout a special
permit from the building inspectcr; provided
that nothin:g herein shall:
(a) Prohibit such stor~age without a perudt when
done in conjunctio111 with a construction
project for which <il building permit has bee~
issued and which ili being prosecuted dili
gently to comple.ti~)t1.
{b) Prohibit such storage without a permit upon
t:he premises of a b<.lna fide lumber yard or
other dealer in building materials when the
same is permitte·d 1mder the Zoning Ordinance
and other applicablE!: laws.
(c) Make lawful any sucl:t storage or keeping when
it is prohibiteci by other ordinances or lr•-;.
"Buil.di.ng Materials" .a:s used herein shall mean ·
a.nd include lumber, pl1.mbing materials, wallboe.rd,
sheet metal plaster, brick, cement, concrete
block, roofing matex·ial, cans of paint and·· similar·
materials. "
Section 10. Subsection 18 is .a,dded t:o Section )5.04 -of
Codified Ordinance No. 5 to read a~: follows:
"18. The existence on any premises of any unused and
aba::tdoned open p:Lt c:•r excavation, building
foundation, or a1,;.,.totnobil•~, trailer, houset-raiL:!r,
boat or other veh:!..cl.e or major parts ther~~of.
Without limiting thE:: foregoing, any such thing
which has been left out of doors, .~shelcered
and unused for a period c'f 6 months shall be
presumed to be unusE:d and abandoned for purposes
of this provision. ,,. :
~tion 11. Subsection 19 is aJ,:ied to Section 35.04 of
Codified Ordinance No. 5 to read a~:. f•::tllows:
"19. The existence of at'IY feDtee. or other structure ~::_:~
or thing on privatE:: property abutting or fronting >·
upon any public street, sidewalk or place, which
is in a sagging, lE:~an:ing, fallen, decayed. .. r other
dilapiciat,~d or uns~'l:fe cond:tt:ion."
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Sectio-::1 12, Subsection 20 is .,1dded to Sect~on 35.0/• of ~~~~=! .
Cod:ified Ordir.l.lnce No. 5 to read a3 f~:>llo~1s:
"20. The existP.nce of any· drive~ray which is det:er
:nined tc-<b.ave been .ibandoue:d, pursuant co
the provisions of s~~ction 33. 33; provided~
that no notice need be gi.ven to the owner of
t:he property with rt:spect to the abatement of
St;ch condition othe:c than that provided in
this Article 35.11
Section 13. Subsection 25 is added to Section 35.04 •:>f
Codified Ord.inance N•o. 5 to read an fC'llow;:;:
"25. Any other condition on or u:se cf property
which is in fact a ~:lf!nace t~:;, the public
peace, health, ~or s.:<..ety.11
Section 14. Section 35.12 is adcled tc) Codified Ordinance
No. 5 to read as follows:
"SEC. 35. 1:2 IMMEDIATE _DANGER: SUMMARY .ABATEMENT
'Whenever any conditj_on on ox· use of property
causes or constitutes or re.s1sonably a?pears to
cause or constitute an itl.minent c•r irmnediate danger
to the health or safety c·f the· public or a eigni
ficant portion thereof, c: ... ny enfo'I'cement off~cer or
his authorized represent.ttive shall have the ar.1thority
to summarily and without notice abat2 the same:· The
expenses of such .abatemer:.t shall become a lien on
the prope-'rty and be collE~ctibl~a as provided in
Sectior: 35 .. 09.0
1Sect.ic,n 15. SE~ctior.. 33.02 of Codified Ordinance No. 5 is
amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 33.02 MAINTENANCE OF SIDEWALKS, DRIVE'W'AYS AND DRIVEWAY APPRolcYEs
The provisions of the 5treets and Highways Code of
the St.:.te of California, shall be an alternative
proctdure governing the n.aintenance and the collection
of the cost of repair of sidewalk!!, driveways and
driveway ~pproaches in tr.e City of Palo Alto. For
the purposes of this ordinance~ "side~~alk" as
defined in Section 5600 c,f said Code, shall also
include a "driveway'' and a "driveway approac:h."
Se-,-:tion 16.
-~· -This ordinance shali beco·me effecti.ve u~on the
expiration of thirty days from its passage.
INTRODUCED: .raauary 2(, 1962 c ~-
PASSED .. : February lZ, 1962 by ~~voice: vo~ . ~
ATTEST: . ~ APP-ROVE~ ~-l --~~ · /{/~ ' ' ,. c . Mayor
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