Camarillo, CA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- CMC Ch. 11.08
- State authority
- Veh. Code § 22660
- Enforcing officer
- Director of Planning & Community Development
- Notice period
- 10-day notice of intent to abate
- Hearing request window
- 10 days from notice
- Unpaid cost recovery
- Assessed against parcel, Gov. Code § 38773.5
Summary
Camarillo declares abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles on private or public property a public nuisance and lets the director of planning and community development order removal after a ten-day notice and hearing.
The accumulation and storage of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on private or public property not including highways is found to create a condition tending to reduce the value of private property, to promote blight and deterioration, to invite plundering, to create fire hazards, to constitute an attractive nuisance creating a hazard to the health and safety of minors, to create a harborage for rodents and insects and to be injurious to the health, safety and general welfare.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
010 finds that the accumulation of "abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof on private or public property not including highways" reduces property values, promotes blight, invites plundering, creates fire hazards, and constitutes an attractive nuisance to minors, declaring such vehicles a public nuisance abatable under the chapter, adopted under the authority of Vehicle Code Section 22660. 030 exempts vehicles completely enclosed in a building and out of public view, and vehicles lawfully stored on the property of a licensed dismantler, dealer, or junk dealer or necessary to a lawfully conducted business.
050 assigns enforcement to the director of planning and community development or a designee, who may enter private or public property, except vehicles on the highway, to inspect or identify a vehicle. 080 requires a ten-day notice of intent to abate and remove, mailed by registered or certified mail to the property owner and the vehicle's last registered and legal owners, describing hearing rights. 100 further bars charging removal costs to a landowner who shows the vehicle was placed without consent and was not acquiesced to. 5, collected with the property taxes.
Violations & Fines
Section 11.08.150 makes it unlawful to fail or refuse to remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicle after being ordered to abate it under the chapter. Unpaid administrative costs and removal costs become a lien-style assessment against the parcel of land under Government Code Section 38773.5 if not paid within thirty days of the final order or appeal decision, collected by the tax collector with the same priority as city taxes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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