§ 4-1.07. Procedures for enforcement.

Upon the discovery of conditions constituting a public nuisance as defined in Section 4-1.02 of this chapter, the duly constituted authorities of the City as hereinafter designated are hereby delegated the authority to initiate the proceedings authorized by this chapter to cause the abatement, removal, or enjoinment of such public nuisance. The Director of Environmental Services shall cause notification to be personally served or sent by certified mail to all persons, firms, corporations, and other entities which the records of the County Recorder disclose claim an interest in the real property. The notification shall be in the following form:

Notice of Violation

Declaration of Violation of Chapter 1 of Title 4
of the Municipal Code Relating to the State of
Nonuse of Closed, Vacant, or Inoperative
Service Stations

 Notice is hereby given that as of the ____________ day of ____________ / ____________ / ____________ , 20 ____________ , the Director of Environmental Services of the City of Simi Valley, California, has found and determined that conditions exist on the real property described as Ventura County Assessor's Parcel No. ____________ , commonly known as ____________ , Simi Valley, California, which constitute a public nuisance and a violation of the provisions of Section ____________ of the Simi Valley Municipal Code, in that the ____________ on said real property is in a state of nonuse;

 That notwithstanding any other provision of said Municipal Code, failure to abate the nuisance by reoccupation and reinstitution of the use of the premises or by demolition and removal of all structures, according to the provisions of Section 4-1.07 of Chapter 1 of Title 4 of the Municipal Code, within sixty (60) days after the date of delivery of this notice, enforcement proceedings for the abatement, removal, or enjoinment of said public nuisance shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of said Section 4-1.07; and

 That if any demolition, dismantling, moving, removal, addition to, or restoration or repair of any buildings, or reoccupancy of the premises, is to be accomplished, or if any excavation of earth is to be performed by persons or entities affected by this notice, other than City officials, agents, or employees, appropriate permits shall be required to be obtained prior to the commencement of any such work.

 Notice of any further proceedings to be pursued by the City to abate the aforesaid conditions shall be given in the manner prescribed in said Chapter 1.

DATED: ____________ / ____________ / ____________

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DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES

City of Simi Valley, California

2929 Tapo Canyon Road

Simi Valley, California 93063

(§ 4, Ord. 640, eff. August 20, 1986, as renumbered by § 4, Ord. 681, eff. March 30, 1988, and as amended by §§ 5—7, Ord. 873, eff. November 21, 1996)