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ORDINANCE NO. 704
CE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING SECTION 5-9 TO CHAPTER 5 OF THE SEAL BEACH
CITY CODE PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURES, PROCEEDINGS
FOR NOTICES, ORDERS, APPEALS, HEARINGS, ENFORCE-,
MENT OF REPAIR, VACATION OR DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS
OR SUBSTANDARD RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER BUILDINGS
PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM CODE FOR REPAIR, VACATION,
OR DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS (Section 5-7
of the Seal Beach City Code) 'AND/OR THE UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE (Section 5-8 of the Seal Beach City
Code. )
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5-9 of Chapter 5 is hereby added to the
Seal Beach City Code and reads as follows:
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Sec. 5-9.1 (a) Commencement of Proceedings. Whenever the
Building Official has inspected or caused to be inspected
any building and has found and determined that such build-
ing is a dangerous or substandard ,building, as specified in
the Uniform Code for Repair, Vacation, or Demolition of
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Dangerous Buildings, or as specified in the Uniform Housing
Code, he shall commence proceedings to cause the repair, va-
cation, or demolition of the building.
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(b) Notice and Order. The Building Official shall issue
a notice and order directed to thJ record owner of the
building. The notice and order stlall contain:
1. The street address and a legal description sufficient
for identification of the premises upon which the building is
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2. A statement that the Building Official has found the
building to be dangerous with a brief and concise description
of the conditions found to render the building dangerous
under the provisions of the Uniform Code for Repair, Vacation,
or Demolition of Dangerous Buildi~gs, or of the conditions
found to render the dwelling or building substandard under
the Uniform Housing Code. I
3. A statement of the action ~equired to be taken as
determined by the Building Official.
(i) If the Building Official has determined that the
building or structure must be repaired, the order shall
require that all required permits be secured therefor and
the work physically commenced within such time (not to exceed
30 days from the date of the order) and completed within such
time as the Building Official shail determine is reasonable
under all of the circumstances.
(ii) If the Building Official has determined that the
building or structure must be vacated, the order shall require
that the building or structure sh4ll be vacated within a time
certain from the date of the ordet as determined by the
Building Official to be reasonable.
(iii) If the Building Official has determined that the
building or structure must be demolished, the order shall require
that the building be vacated with~n such time as the Building
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Official shall determine is reasonable (not to exceed 30
days from the date of the order); that all required permits
be secured therefor within 45 days from the date of the
order, and that the demolition be completed within such
time as the Building Official shall determine is reasonable.
4, Statements advising that if any required repair of
demolition work (without vacation also being required) is
not commenced within the time specified, the Building Official
(i) will order the building vacated and posted to prevent
further occupancy until the work is completed, and (ii) may
proceed to cause the work to be done and charge the costs
thereof against the property or its owner.
5. Statements advising (i) that any person having any
record title or legal interest in ,the building may appeal
from the notice and order or any action of the Building
Official to the Board of Appeals, provided the appeal is
made in writing as provided by ordinance, and filed with
the Building Official within 15 days from the date of
service of such notice and order; and (ii) that failure
to appeal will constitute a waiver of all right to an ad-
ministrative hearing and determination of the matter.
(c) Service of Notice and Order. The notice and order,
and any amended or supplemental notice and order, shall be
served upon the record owner, and ,posted on the property;
and one copy thereof shall be served on each of the following
if known to the Building Official 'or disclosed from official
public records: the holder of any mortgage or deed of trust
or other lien or encumbrance of record; the owner or holder
of any lease of record; and the holder of any other estate
or legal interest of record in or to the building or the land
on which it is located, The failure of the Building Official
to serve any person required herein to be served shall not
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invalidate any proceedings hereunqer as to any other person
duly served or relieve any such person from any duty or
obligation imposed on him by the provisions of this Section.
(d) Method of Service. Service of the notice and order
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shall be made upon all persons entitled thereto eicher person-
ally or by mailing a copy of such:notice and order by certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to each such
person at his address as it appears on the last equalized
assessment roll of the county' or as known to the Building
Official, If no address of any such person so appears or is
known to the Building Official, then a copy of the notice
and order shall be so mailed, addressed to such person, at the
address of the building involved ~n the proceedings, The
failure of any such person to recJive such notice shall not
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affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this Section,
Service by certified mail in the Janner herein provided shall
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be effective on the date of mailing.
(e) Proof of Service, Proof df service of the notice and
order shall be certified to at th~ time of service by a written
declaration under penalty of perj~ry executed by the person
effecting service, declaring the time, date, and manner in
which service was made. The declaration, together with any
receipt card returned in acknowleqgement of receipt by certi-
fied mail shall be affixed to the11coPY of the notice and order
retained by the Building Official,
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Sec. 5-9.2 If compliance is not had with the order within.
the time specified therein, and no appeal has been properly
and timely filed, the Building Official shall file in the
office of the County Recorder a certificate describing the
property and certifying (i) that ~he building is a dangerous
building and (ii) that the owner has been so notified. When-
ever the corrections ordered shall thereafter have been
completed or the building demolished so that it no longer
exists as a dangerous building on.the property described in
the certificate, the Building Official shall file a new
certificate,with the County Recor4er certifying that the
building has been demolished or all required corrections have
been made so that the building is no longer dangerous, which-
ever is appropriate.
Sec, 5-9.3 (a) Standards to be Followed. The following
standards shall be followed by the Building Official (and by
the Board of Appeals if an appeal:is taken) in ordering the
repair, vacation or demolition of any dangerous building or
structure: ,
1. If the building or structJre reasonably can be repaired
so that it will no longer exist as a dangerous building, it
shall be ordered to be repaired; otherwise it shall be ordered
to be demolished. '
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if the building
or structure is so damaged, decayed or deteriorated, or is
otherwise in such a condition that the cost to repair it so
that it will no longer exist as a.dangerous building exceeds
50 per cent of the current replacement cost of the building,
it shall be ordered to be demolished. 7-
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3, If the building or structure is in such condition as
to make it immediately dangerous to the life, limb, property,
or safety of the public or nts oc~upants, it shall be ordered
to be vacated. .
( b) Demolition, an Alternate to Repair. An order to
demolish shall not indicate an alternative permission to repair;
however, an order to repair may b~ satisfied by demolition.
Sec, 5-9.4 (a) Posting, Every notice to vacate shall, in
addition to being served as provi~ed in Section 5-9.1 (c),
be posted at or upon each exit of the building, and shall be
in substantially the following form:
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"DO NOT ENTER
UNSAFE TO OCCapy
It is a misdemeanor to o~cupy this building,
or to remove or deface this notice.
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(b) Compliance. Whenever suc~ notice is posted, the
Building Official shall include a notification thereof in
the notice and order issued by htm under Subsection (b) of
Section 5-9,1, reciting the emerg~ncy and specifying the
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conditions which necessitate the posting. No person shall
remain in or enter any building which has been so posted,
except that entry may be made to repair, demolish or remove
such building under permit, No person shall remove or deface
any such notice after it is posted until the required repairs,
demolition, or removal have been completed and a Certificate of
Occupancy issued pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform
Building Code. Any person violating this Subsection shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor,
Sec. 5-9.5 (a) Form of Appeal. Any person entitled to service
under Section 5-9.1 (c) may appea~ from any notice and order
or any action of the Building Official under this Code by filing
at the office of the Building Off~cial within 15 days from the
date of the service of such order,. a written appeal containing:
1, A heading in the words: "Before the Board of Appeals of
the City of Seal Beach, California"
2. A caption reading: "Appeal of, ," giving
the names of all appellants participating in-the-app;al.
3. A brief statement setting forth the legal interest of
each of the appellants in the buitding or the land involved in
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4. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of
the specific order or action protested, together with any
material facts claimed to support the contentions of the appellant,
5. A brief statement in ordinary and concise language of
the relief sought, and the reasons why it is claimed the pro-
tested order or action should be reversed, modified, or otherwise
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6, The signatures of all parties named as appellants, and
their official mailing addresses. I
7, The verification (by declaration under penalty of perjury)
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of at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters stated
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(b) Processing of Appeal, Upon receipt of any appeal filed
pursuant to this Section, the Building Official shall present
it at the next regular or special ~meeting of the Board of Appeals.
(c) Scheduling and Noticing Appeal for Hearing, As soon
as practicable after receiving the written appeal the Board of
Appeals shall fix a date, time, a~d place for the hearing of
the appeal by the Board. Such date shall be not less than 10
days nor more than 30 days from tne date the appeal was filed
with the Building Official. Written notice of the time and
place of the hearing shall be given at le~st 10 days prior to
the date of the hearing to each appellant by the secretary of
the Board either by causing a copy of such notice to be delivered
to the appellant personally or by 'mailing a copy thereof, postage
prepaid, addressed to the appellant at his address shown on the
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Sec. 5-9.6 Failure of any personlto file an appeal in accord-
ance with the provisions of Section 5-9.5 shall constitute a
waiver of his right to an administrative hearing and adjudi-
cation of the notice and order, ot any portion thereof,
Sec. 5-9.7 Only those matters orlissues specifically raised
by the appellant shall be conside~ed in the hearing of the
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Sec. 5-9.8 Except for vacation orders made pursuant to
Section 5-9.2 enforcement of any notice and order of the
Building Official issued under thfs Code shall be stayed
during the pendency of an appeal therefrom which is properly
and timely filed.
Sec. 5-9.9 (a) Continuances. The Board may grant continuances
for good cause shown,
(b) Oaths-Certification. In any proceedings under this
Section, the Board or any board member, has the power to
administer oaths and affirmations 'and to certify to offical acts,
(c) Reasonable Dispatch. The:Board and its representatives
shall proceed with reasonable disp,atch to conclude any matter
before it, Due regard shall be shown for the convenience and
necessity of any parties or theirjrepresentatives,
Sec, 5-9,10 The notice to appellant shall be substantially
in the following form, but may inqlude other information:
"You are hereby notified that:a hearing will be held
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before the Board at.. . . on the day of
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upon the notice and order served upon you. You may be
present at the hearing, You may be, but need not be, re-
presented by counsel. You may present any relevant evidence
and will be given full opportunity' to c~oss-examine all wit-
nesses testifying against you. Yqu may request the issuance
of subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the
production of books, documents or other things by filing an
affidavit therefor with (Board). II :
Sec. 5-9.11 (a) Filing of Affidavit. The Board may obtain the
issuance and service of a subpoena for the attendance of wit-
nesses or the production of other ,evidence at a hearing upon
the request of a member of the Board or upon the written
demand of any party, The issuance and service of such subpoena
shall be obtained upon the filing of affidavit therefor which
states the name and address of the proposed witness; specifies
the exact things sought to be pr04uced and the materiality
thereof in detail to the issues involved; and states that the
witness has the desired things in:his possession or under his
control. A subpoena need not be issued when the affidavit is
defective in any particular.
(b) Penalties. Any person who refuses without lawful
excuse to attend any hearing, or to produce material evidence
in his possession or under his control as required by any
subpoena served upon such person as provided for herein shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. ;
Sec. 5-9.12 (a) Rules. Hearings need not be conducted ac-
cording to the technical rules relating to evidence and
witnesses,
(b) Oral Evidence. Oral evidence shall be taken only on
oath or affirmation. I
(c) Hearsay Evidence. Hearsay evidence may be used for
the purpose of supplementing or e~laining any direct evidence,
but shall not be sufficient in it~elf to support a finding
unless it would be admissible over objection in civil actions
in courts of competent jurisdiction in this state.
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'. (d) Admissibility of Evidence. Any relevant evidence
shall be admitted if it is the type of evidence on which
responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct
of serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common
law or statutory rule which might ,make improper the admission
of such evidence over objection in civil actions in courts of
competent jurisdiction in this state.
(e) Exclusion of Evidence. I~relevant and unduly repeti-
tious evidence shall be excluded. '
(f) Rights of Parties. Each party shall have these rights,
among others: :
1. To call and examine witnes~es on any matter relevant
to the issues of the hearing; ,
2. To introduce documentary and physical evidence;
3. To cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter
relevant to the issues of the hearing;
4. To impeach any witness regardless of which party first
called him to testify;
5. To rebut the evidence against him;
6. To represent himself or to ,be represented by anyone of
his choice who is lawfully permitted to do so.
(g) Official Notice,
1. What may be noticed, In ~eaching a decision, official
notice may be taken, either before or after submission of the
case for decision, of any fact which may be judicially noticed
by the courts of this state or of 'official records of the
Board or Departments and ordinances of the city or rules and
regulations of the Board.
2. Parties to be notified. Parties present at the hearing
shall be informed of the matters to be noticed, and these
matters shall be noted in the recqrd, referred to therein, or
appended thereto.
3. Opportunity to refute. Patties present at the heari~g
shall be given a reasonable opportunity, on request, to refuse
the officially noticed matters by 'evidence or by written or
oral presentation of authority, the manner of such refutation
to be determined by the Board.
4. Inspection of the premises; The Board may inspect any
building or premises involved in rlhe appeal during the course
of the hearing, provided that (i) notice of such inspection
shall be given to the parties before the inspection is made,
(ii) the parties are given an opportunity to be present during
the inspection, and (iii) the Board shall state for the record
upon completion of the inspection the material facts observed
and the conclusions drawn therefrom. Each party then shall have
a right to rebut or explain the matters so stated by the Board,
Sec. 5-9.13 (a) Hearing Before Board Itself, Where a contested
case is heard before the Board, no member thereof who did not
hear the evidence or has not read the entire record of the
proceedings shall vote on or take:part in the decision.
(b) Form of Decision. The decision of the Board shall be
in writing and shall contain findings of fact, a determination
of the issues presented, and the ~equirements to be complied
with. A copy of the decision shall be delivered to the appellant
personally or sent to him by cert~fied mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested. ,
(c) Effective Date of Decision. The effective date of
the decision shall be as stated therein.
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Sec. 5-9.14 (a) General. After any order of the Building
Official or the Board of Appeals made pursuant to the Uniform
Code for Repair, Vacation, or Demolition of Dangerous Buildings,
the Uniform Housing Code or the Uniform Building Code shall
have become final, no person to whom any such order is directed
shall fail, neglect, or refuse to :obey any such order. Any
such person who fails to comply w~th any such order is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
(b) Failure to Obey Order, If, after any order of the
Building Official or Board of Appeals made pursuant to this
ordinance has become final, the person(~),to whom such order
is directed shall fail, neglect o~ refuse to obey such order,
the Building Official may (i) cause such person to be pro-
secuted under Subsection (a) of this Section of (ii) institute
any appropriate action to abate such building as a public
nuisance.
(c) Failure to Commence Work. : Whenever the required repair
or demolition is not commenced within 30 days after any final
notice and order issued under this Code becomes effective:
1. The Building Official shall cause the building(s) de-
scribed in such notice and order to be vacated by posting at
each entrance thereto a notice reading:
"DANGEROUS BUILDING
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to remove or deface this notice.
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2, No person shall occupy anY/building which has been
posted as specified in this Subsection, No person shall remove
or deface any such notice so posted until the repairs, demoli-
tion, or removal ordered by the B~ilding Official have been
completed and a Certificate of Occupancy issued pursuant to
the provisions of the Uniform Building Code.
3. The Building Official may, ;in addition to any other
remedy herein provided, cause the:building to be repaired to
the extent necessary to correct the conditions which render
the building dangerous as set forih in the notice and order,
or, if the notice arid order required demolition, to cause the
building to be sold and demolished or demolished and the
materials, rubble and debris therefrom removed and the lot
cleaned. Any such repair or demo]ition work shall be accom-
plished and the cost thereof paid land recovered in the manner
hereinafter provided in this ordinance. Any surplus realized
from the sale of any such building, or from the demolition
thereof, over and above the cost df demolition and of cleaning
the lot shall be paid over to thelperson or persons lawfully
entitled thereto. ,
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Sec. 5-9.15 Upon receipt of an ap,plication from the person
required to conform to the order and an agreement by such
person that he will comply with the order if allowed additional
time, the Building Official may, in his discretion, grant an
extension of time, not to exceed an additional 120 days, within
which to complete said repair, rehabilitation, or demolition,
if the Building Official determines that such an extension of
time will not create or perpetuate a situation imminently,
dangerous to life or property. The Building Official's
authority to extend time is limited to the physical repair,
rehabilitation, or demolition of ~he premises and will not
in any way affect or extend the time to appeal his notice
and order,
Sec, 5-9.16 No person shall obst~uct, impede or interfere
with any officer, employee, contractor or authorized representa-
tive of the city, or with any person who owns or holds any
estate or interest in any building, which has been ordered
repaired, vacated or demolished under the provisions of the
Uniform Code for Repair, Vacation 'or Demolition of Dangerous
Buildings, the Uniform Housing Code, the Uniform Building
Code and/or this ordinance, or wibh any person to whom such
building has been lawfully sold purusant to the provisions
of the aforementioned codes, whenever such officer, employee,
contractor or authorized representative of the city, person
having an interest or estate in such building or structure, or
purchaser is engaged in the work of repairing, vacating and
repairing, or demolishing any such building, pursuant to the
provisions of the aforementioned Codes, or in"perforining any
necessary act preliminary to or idcidental to such work or
authorized or directed pursuant to the aforemention Codes.
Sec. 5-9.17 (a) Procedure. When any work of repair or demo-
lition is to be done pursuant to ~ection 5-8.23 of the Uniform
Code for Repair, Vacation or DemoVition of Dangerous Buildings,
the Uniform Housing Code or the Uniform Building Code and/or
by other ordinance, the Building Official shall issue his order
and the work shall be accomplished by city personnel or by
private contract under the directfon of said Building Official.
Plans and specifications therefor bay be prepared by the Building
Official, or he may employ such a~chitectural and engineering
assistance on a contract basis as ~e may deem reasonably
necessary. If any part of the work is to be accomplished by
private contract, Standard Public Works contractual procedures
shall be followed.
(b) Costs. The cost of such ~ork may be paid from a
Repair and Demolition Fund, and may be made a special assessment
against the property involved, or bay be made a personal obliga-
tion of the property owner, whiche~er the City Council shall
determine is appropriate, I
Sec. 5-9.18 (a) General. The Ciby Council may establish a
special revolving fund to be desiinated as the Repair and
Demolition Fund. Payments shall ~e made out of said fund
upon the demand of the Building O~ficial to defray the costs
and expenses which may be incurred by the city in doing or
causing to be done the necessary WI~rk of repair or demolition
of dangerous buildings,
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C (b) Maintenance of Fund. The:Council may at any time
transfer to the Repair and Demolition Fund, out of any money
in the General Fund of the City, such sums as it may deem
necessary in order to expedite the performance of the work
of repair or demolition, and any sum so transferred shall be
deemed a loan to the Repair and D~molition Fund and shall be
repaid out of the proceeds of the collections hereinafter
provided for. All funds collecte4 under the proceedings here-
inafter provided for, shall be paid tb the City Treasurer, who
shall credit the same to the Repair and Demolition Fund.
Sec. 5-9.19 The Building Official shall keep an itemized
account of the expense incurred by the city in the repair
or demolition of any building done pursuant to the provisions
of Section 5-9.14 (c) 3 of this o~dinance. Upon the completion
of the work of repair or demolition, the Building Official shall
prepare and file with the City Cl~rk a report specifying the
work done, the itemized and total;cost of the work, a descrip-
tion of the real property upon which the building or structure
is or was located, and the names and addresses of the persons
entitled to,notice pursuant to Subsection (c) of Section 5-9.1.
Sec. 5-9,20 Upon receipt of said report, the City Clerk shall
present it to the City Council for consideration, The City
Council shall fix a time, date an4 place for hearing said
report, and any protests or objections thereto. The City Clerk
shall cause notice of said hearing to be posted upon the
property involved, published once:in a newspaper of general
circulation in the city, or posted as provided by ordinance,
and served by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
the owner of the property as his name and address appears on
the last equalized assessment rol] of the county, if such so
appears, or as known to tqe Clerk: Such notice shall be
given at least 10 days pr~or to the date set for hearing and
shall specify the day, hour, and place when the Council will
hear and pass upon the Building Official's report, together
with any objections or protests which may be filed as herein-
after provided by any person inte~ested in or affected by the
proposed charge. :
Sec. 5-9.21 Any person interested;in or affected by the pro-
posed charge may file written protests or objections with the
City Clerk at any time prior to the time set for the hearing
on the report of the Building Official. Each such protest or
objection must contain a description of the property in which ·
the signer thereof is interested and the gounds of such protest
or objection. The City Clerk shall endorse on every such
protest or objection the date it ~as received by him. He shall
present such protests or objections to the City Council at the
time set for the hearing, and no qther protests or objections
shall be considered. '
Sec. 5-9.22 Upon the day and hour ,fixed for the hearing the
City Council shall hear and pass upon the report of the
Building Official together with any such objections or protests.
The Council may make such revision, correction or modification
in the report or the charge as it ,may deem just; and when the
Council is satisfied with the cor~ectness of the charge; the
report (as submitted or as revised, corrected or modified)
together with the charge, shall be confirmed or rejected,
The decision of the City Council on the report and the charge,
and on all protests or objections~ shall be final and conclusive.
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Sec. 5-9.23 (a) General. The City Council may thereupon
order that said charge shall be made a personal obligation
of the property owner or assess said charge against the
property involved.
(b) Personal Obligation, If the City Council orders
that the charge shall be a personal obligation of the
property owner, it shall direct the City Attorney to collect
the same on behalf of the city by use of all appropriate
legal remedies.
(c) Special Assessment. If the City Council orders that
the charge shall be assessed against the property it shall
confirm the assessment, cause the same to be recorded on the
assessment roll, and thereafter said assessment shall constitute
a special assessment against and a lien upon the property.
Sec. 5-9,24 The validity of any assessment made under the
provisions of this Section shall riot be contested in any
action or proceeding unless the same is commenced within
30 days after the assessment is placed upon the assessment
roll as provided herein. Any appeal from a final judgment
in such action or proceeding must be perfected within 30 days
after the entry of such judgment. '
Sec. 5-9.25 The City Council, in its discretion, may determine
that assessments in amounts of $500.00 or more shall be pay-
able in not to exceed five equal annual installments. The
Council's determination to allow payment of such assessments
in installments, the number 6f installments, whether they
shall bear interest, and the rate thereof shall be by a
resolution adopted prior to the confirmation of the assessment.
Sec. 5-9.26 (a) Priority. Immediately upon its being placed
on the assessment roll the assessment shall be deemed to be
complete, the several amounts assessed shall be payable, and
the assessments shall be liens against the lots or parcels of
land assessed, respectively. The lien shall be subordinate to
"all existing special assessment liens previously imposed upon
the same property, and shall be paramount to all other liens
except for state, county and muni~ipal taxes with which it
shall be upon a parity, The lien'shall continue until the
assessment and all interest due and payable thereon are paid.
(b) Interest. All such assessments remaining unpaid after
30 days from the date of recording on the assessment roll
shall become delinquent and shall 'bear interest at the rate of
seven per cent per annum from and after said date.
Sec. 5-9.27 After confirmation of:the report, certified copies
of the assessment shall be given to the City Assessor and the
City Tax Collector, who shall add:the amount of the assessment
to the next regular tax bill levied against the parcel for
municipal purposes,
Sec. 5-9,28 If the County Assessor and the County Tax Col-
lector assess property and collect taxes for the city, a
certified copy of the assessment shall be filed with the
County Auditor on or before August 10th. The descriptions
of the parcels reported shall be those used for the same
parcels on the County Assessor's map books for the current
year,
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Sec. 5-9.29 The amount of the assessment shall be collected
at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal
taxes are collected; and shall be subject to the same penalties
and procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for
ordinary municipal taxes, All laws applicable to the levy,
collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be appli-
cable to such assessment.
If the City Council has determined that the assessment
shall be paid in installments and ,any interest thereon shall
be collected in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes
in successive years. If any installment is delinquent, the
amount thereof is subject to the ~ame penalties and procedure
for sale as provided for ordinary municipal taxes.
Sec. 5-9.30 All money recovered by payment of the charge or
assessment or from the sale of the property at foreclosure
sale shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall credit the
same to the Repair and Demolition ,Fund.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED TH
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ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, F. W. Hickman, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach
and ex officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify
to the passage and adoption of the foregoing ordinance of
the CliY Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the
/~ day of~ ,1961, ,by the following vote:
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ABSENT: ~ 1_
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