San Clemente Municipal Code Section 8.52.030 declares a long list of blight conditions to be public nuisances, including deteriorated paint, broken windows, abandoned buildings, visible accumulated debris, and broken furniture visible from the public right-of-way.
Under SCMC Section 8.52.030 it is a public nuisance for anyone owning or occupying premises to maintain conditions such as: structurally unsafe or dilapidated buildings and fences; deteriorated paint or coating that permits decay, cracking, dry rot, or termite infestation causing visual blight; broken windows that invite trespass; abandoned, boarded-up, or partially constructed buildings; significant accumulation of bottles, cans, papers, boxes, trash, or debris visible from the street; and broken or discarded furniture visible from the public right-of-way. Conditions violating California Civil Code Section 3479 are also nuisances. The City abates through a Nuisance Abatement Hearing Officer process (SCMC 8.52.050 et seq.); unabated costs become a lien on the property.
Owners must abate within 24 hours after notice by the Chief of Police or Health Officer (SCMC 8.52.040), or the City abates and bills the owner. After the Hearing Officer process, confirmed costs become a recorded lien.
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