Ordinance No. 1308ORDINANCE NO. 1308
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 1.08 (ADMINISTRATIVE
CITATIONS), 8.20 (NUISANCES), AND 10.16 (PARKING REGULATIONS) OF
THE VERNON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC NUISANCES,
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF CODE VIOLATIONS
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. On November 15, 2011, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted Ordinance
No. 1189, establishing administrative enforcement provisions and nuisance
abatement procedures and amending the Vernon Municipal Code (VMC) to allow
for administrative compliance orders, administrative citations, civil penalties and
nuisance abatement proceedings.
B. On December 8, 2018, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1258 amending
the VMC to establish parking rules for Furlong Place, a private City-owned street.
C. Section VII of Article XI of the California Constitution provides that a city may make
and enforce within its limits all local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and
regulations not in conflict with general laws.
D. California Government Code sections 38771 and 38772, respectively, provide that
legislative bodies of cities may declare what constitutes a nuisance and provide
for the abatement of any nuisance.
E. The City Council finds that nuisance conditions are offensive and/or annoying to
the senses, detrimental to property values and community appearance, an
obstruction to or interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of adjacent properties or
premises (both public and private), and/or are hazardous or injurious to the health,
safety, and/or welfare of the general public.
F. The City Council desires to promote and sustain a high quality of life within the City
and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City’s residents, business
community, and guests by developing and utilizing regulations that promote the
sound maintenance of property and that enhance the appearance, habitability,
occupancy, use, and safety of all structures and premises in the City.
G. The City Council wishes to update existing provisions and procedures to comply
with applicable state law and to strengthen the City’s ability to abate nuisance
conditions by amending existing Municipal Code provisions.
H. Furlong Place in the City of Vernon is a privately owned and maintained road by
the City of Vernon that is not dedicated to use by the public and is not generally
open for public use by vehicular travel.
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I. Notice of the public meeting and proposed ordinance was sent to all tenants on
Furlong Place ten (10) days prior to the City Council’s consideration of this matter.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds and determines that the
above recitals are true and correct and are a substantial part of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. Chapter 1.08 (Administrative Citations) is hereby retitled to “Code
Enforcement.”
SECTION 4. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.010 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
1.08.010 General penalty—Continuing violations. Misdemeanors,
infractions, and public nuisances.
A. Misdemeanors. It is unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any
of the requirements or provisions of this Code. Any person failing to comply with any of
the requirements of this Code or violating any of its provisions shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, unless that failure or violation is declared to be an infraction in this Code.
Infractions shall be tried and punished pursuant to Section 19.6 of the California Penal
Code.
For every Every offense that is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, the penalty for
which is not otherwise prescribed by ordinance or in this Code, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. Any violation of this Code designated to be a misdemeanor may be charged as
a misdemeanor or infraction by the prosecuting agency, when such reduction is deemed
to be in the best interests of the City and of justice.
C. Each person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or
portion thereof, for any violation or provision of this Code that is committed.
D. Infractions. Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable by: (1)
a fine not exceeding $100.00 for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding $200.00 for a
second violation of the same ordinance within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding $500.00
for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year.
E. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a violation of local building and
safety codes determined to be an infraction is punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding
$1,000.00130.00 for a first violation; (2) a fine not exceeding $5,000.00700.00 for a
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second violation of the same ordinance within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding
$10,000.001,300.00 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year
of the first violation; and (4) a fine not exceeding $2,500 for each additional violation of
the same ordinance within two years of the first violation if the property is a commercial
property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is due
to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of
the property.
F. Pursuant to California Penal Code Section 836.5, City code enforcement officers
are authorized to issue criminal citations following the procedures set forth in California
Penal Code Sections 853.5 through 853.6a, or such other procedures as the State of
California may subsequently enact.
G. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 36900, the City Attorney may
prosecute any violation of this Code in the name of the People of the State of California.
H. Whenever in this Code any act or omission is made unlawful, it includes
causing, permitting, aiding, abetting, maintaining, suffering or concealing the fact of such
act or omission.
I. In addition to the penalties provided in this section, any condition caused or
permitted to exist in violation of this Code is deemed a public nuisance and may be abated
as such by the city in any manner provided by law or in this Code for the abatement of a
nuisance.
J. The owner of any property, building or structure within the City has the
responsibility for keeping such property, building or structure free of violations related to
its use or condition. The owner of such property, building or structure is separately liable
for violations committed by tenants or occupants related to the use or condition of the
property.
K. Land use permit or approval violations.
(1) Each person or the successor of each person who holds a land use
permit, approval, or license issued by the City shall comply with each provision of the
permit, approval, or license and with each term that is imposed as a condition to the
exercise of the permit, approval, or license.
(2) Each person who violates paragraph (1) of this subsection is guilty of a
misdemeanor and may be punished as provided in this section. The penalty provided in
this section is in addition to other provisions of this Code that provide for revocation of the
permit, approval, or license or authorize the imposition of a civil fine or penalty.
L. The City Attorney, at the direction of the City Council, may institute an action in
any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain, enjoin or abate any condition found to be
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in violation of this Code or any approval, order, rule or regulation issued by any duly
authorized officer or agent of the City in the manner provided by law.
M. Pursuant to Government Code section 38773.5, in any action, administrative
proceeding, or special proceeding brought to abate a public nuisance, the prevailing party
will be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees, provided that attorneys’ fees will only be
available in those actions or proceedings in which the City has provided notice at the
commencement of such action or proceeding that it intends to seek and recover its own
attorneys’ fees. In no action or proceeding shall an award of attorneys’ fees exceed the
amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the City in the action or proceeding.
SECTION 5. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.020 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
1.08.020. Scope.
Sections 1.08.050 through 1.08.080 and Chapter 8.20 provide for administrative
remedies in addition to Sections 5.04.320 through 5.04.340, 5.40.200 through 5.40.250;
for violations of certain provisions of this Code, except that with respect to the provisions
set forth in Sections 6.04.110 through 6.04.130, 8.12.020, 8.28.070, 8.32.200, 8.40.180,
8.40.190, 13.20.090, 13.24.220 through 13.24.270, and Chapters 2.36, 5.12 through
5.36, 8.04, and 8.24 or any other existing provision of the Vernon City Code in conflict
with this section, t The Director, or appropriate enforcement official, may elect to, at its
discretion, proceed either under this chapter or under any other applicable Municipal
Code provisions (or both) and/or pursue any legal remedy available under the law to abate
public nuisances and enforce the Vernon Municipal Code and municipal permits, licenses,
and approvals.so long as not inconsistent. Administrative remedies may be pursued in
lieu of, or in combination with (either concurrently or in any sequence), any other legal
remedy, criminal or civil, which may be pursued by the City to address any violation of
this Code. The City may elect to pursue any legal remedy, criminal or civil, in lieu of
pursuing administrative remedies to address any violation of this Code. The City Attorney,
City Prosecutor, or any Assistant City Attorney or Assistant City Prosecutor, or designated
special counsel, has sole discretion to determine whether a violation will be prosecuted
criminally. If a violation is not criminally prosecuted, the City may pursue administrative
enforcement of this Code pursuant to Sections 1.08.050 through 1.08.080 and Chapter
8.20 of this Code.
SECTION 6. Vernon Municipal Code Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.030 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
1.08.030. Definitions.
For purposes of Sections 1.08.050 through 1.08.080 Chapter 1.08 and Chapter
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8.20, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings and provide the
following procedures, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Designee" means a person authorized by a responsible entity or party, or by the
director or enforcement official, to act on its behalf for purposes of administrative
enforcement.
"Director" means each of the Director of Public Works, the General Manager of
Public Utilities, the Director of Health and Environmental Control, the Chief of the Fire
Department and the Chief of the Police Department, individually.
"Enforcement official" means any person authorized to enforce the provisions of
the Vernon City Code, including, but not limited to, City Attorney, City Police, fire officials,
employees of the Public Works Department, employees of the Public Utilities Department,
employees of the Health and Environmental Control Department, Code enforcement
officers, and any other person authorized by the City Attorney.
"Legal interest" means any interest that is represented by a deed, deed of trust,
lease, rental agreement, judgment lien, tax or assessment lien, mechanic's lien or other
similar instrument that is recorded with the County Recorder, including, but not limited to,
the County Tax Assessor's roll.
"Responsible person" or "entity" means any person or entity whom the Director or
enforcement official determines is responsible for causing or maintaining a violation of
this Code. The term "responsible person" includes, but is not limited to, a property owner,
tenant, occupant, person with another legal interest in real property, person in possession
of real property, or a designated legal representative. The pronoun "it" shall include male
and female genders.
"Service" means the delivery of a compliance order, administrative citation, civil
penalty notice and order, or notice to abate as follows:
1. If the responsible person is a corporation, the Director or enforcement official,
or their designee, may personally serve any one of the following individuals, and shall
attempt to obtain the signature of that individual on any compliance order, administrative
citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice to abate:, the president or other officer of
the corporation, a general manager, or an agent authorized by the corporation to receive
service of process in a civil action. In the alternative, if the office address of any of the
above-listed individuals is known to the City, the compliance order, administrative citation,
civil penalty notice and order, or notice to abate, may be mailed to that address by certified
mail, return receipt requested, and also delivery by first class mail. Notwithstanding that
if delivery by certified mail is refused or returned unsigned, such notice by regular mail
shall be deemed sufficient for purposes of this definition.
2. If the responsible person is a limited liability company, the Director or
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enforcement official, or their designee, may personally serve the managing member, or
other manager of the business, or an agent authorized by the limited liability company to
receive service of process in a civil action, and shall attempt to obtain the signature of
that individual on any compliance order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice and
order, or notice to abate, the president or other officer of the corporation, a general
manager, or an agent authorized by the corporation to receive service of process in a civil
action. In the alternative, if the office address of any of the above-listed individuals is
known to the City, the compliance order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice and
order, or notice to abate, may be mailed to that address by certified mail, return receipt
requested, and also delivery by first class mail. Notwithstanding that if delivery by certified
mail is refused or returned unsigned, such notice by regular mail shall be deemed
sufficient for purposes of this definition.
3. If the responsible person is a business other than a corporation, or limited liability
company, the Director or enforcement official, or their designee, may personally serve the
general partner, if a partnership, or business owner or manager of the business, and shall
attempt to obtain the signature of that individual on any compliance order, administrative
citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice to abate. In the alternative, the compliance
order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice to abate shall be
mailed to the business address by certified mail, return receipt requested, and also by
first class mail. Notwithstanding that if delivery by certified mail is refused or returned
unsigned, such notice by regular mail shall be deemed sufficient for purposes of this
definition.
4. If the responsible person is an individual or doing business as an individual, the
Director or enforcement official, or their designee, may personally serve that individual,
or manager of the business, and shall attempt to obtain the signature of the recipient on
any compliance order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice to
abate. In the alternative, the compliance order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice
and order, or notice to abatement shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt
requested, and also by first class mail. Notwithstanding that if delivery by certified mail is
refused or returned unsigned, such notice by regular mail shall be deemed sufficient for
purposes of this definition.
5. If a responsible person or person served refuses or fails to sign the compliance
order, administrative citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice of abatement, the
failure or refusal to sign shall not affect the validity of the compliance order, administrative
citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice to abate, or of subsequent proceedings.
6. If the Director or enforcement official, or their designee, does not succeed in
serving the responsible person by any of the methods detailed above, the Director or
enforcement official, or their designee, shall post the compliance order, administrative
citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice of abatement on any real property within
the City in which the City has knowledge that the responsible person has a legal interest,
and such posting shall be deemed effective service. If the City has no knowledge that the
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responsible person has a legal interest in any real property within the City, the Director or
enforcement official, or their designee, shall cause the compliance order, administrative
citation, civil penalty notice and order, or notice of abatement to be published for four
successive weeks in the City's a newspaper designated of general circulation within the
City used for publishing public notices, which shall be deemed effective service.
SECTION 7. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08 Section 1.08.040(B) is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
Advance Deposit Hardship Waiver Deposit. A responsible person, or their
designee, which requests a hearing to contest a compliance order, administrative citation,
or civil penalty notice and order and who whose business entity is financially unable to
deposit the administrative citation amount or civil penalty amount as required in this
section may file a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver. The request shall be
filed with the Department of Finance on an advance deposit hardship waiver application
form, available from the Department of Finance, no later than 30 days after service of the
compliance order, administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order. The Director of
Finance Director may issue an advance deposit hardship waiver only if the responsible
person requesting the waiver submits to the Finance Director a sworn affidavit, together
with any supporting documents, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Finance Director
the responsible person’s business entity's financial inability to deposit with the City the full
amount of any citation amount or civil penalty amount in advance of the hearing. The
Finance Director shall issue a written decision granting or denying the request for the
waiver within 15 calendar days after receiving the application for the waiver. Any decision
to deny the waiver application shall specify the reasons for the denial. The decision shall
be served upon the person requesting the waiver by certified mail, return receipt
requested. If the Finance Director denies the application for the waiver, the responsible
person, or their designee, shall remit the full amount of any citation or civil penalty to the
City within 10 days of receipt of the Finance Director's written decision. Failure to submit
the full amount of any citation or civil penalty within the 10-day period shall invalidate the
request for administrative hearing. Should a request for an advance deposit hardship
waiver be denied, the applicant may appeal that decision to the City Administrator for a
final determination. The appeal must be in writing and received by the City Clerk within
15 days from the denial. The appeal must include a copy of the advance deposit hardship
waiver request, the reason for the denial, and detailed information on why the applicant
believes the appeal should be granted. The City Administrator will review the information
submitted by the applicant as soon as practicable. For all appeals, the decision of the City
Administrator is final.
SECTION 8. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(D) is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
Request for Continuance of Hearing. The responsible person, or their designee,
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may request one continuance, but in no event may the hearing begin later than 90 days
after the request for hearing form is filed, and the citation amount or civil penalty amount
is deposited or an advance deposit hardship waiver if is issued, with the City.
SECTION 9. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(E) is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
Appointment of Administrative Hearing Officer or Local Appeals Board.
1. The City Attorney, or their designee, shall establish procedures for the selection
of an administrative hearing officer for appeals of compliance orders, administrative
citations, and/or civil penalties that do not arise from violations of Title 15 of this Code and
the codes adopted in Title 15. Administrative hearing officers shall be selected in a manner
that avoids the potential for pecuniary or other bias. In no event shall the administrative
hearing officer be the Director or the enforcement official who issued the compliance
order, administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order. The compensation, if any,
of the administrative hearing officer shall be paid by the City. Compensation shall not be
directly or indirectly conditioned upon whether or not the compliance order, administrative
citations, or civil penalty notice and order is sustained by the administrative hearing officer.
2. The Local Appeals Board shall hear appeals of compliance orders,
administrative citations, and/or civil penalties arising from violations of Title 15 of this
Code and the codes adopted in Title 15. The Local Appeals Board shall consist of three
members appointed by the City Council. The members of the Local Appeals Board shall
not be employees of the City and shall be knowledgeable in the applicable building codes,
regulations, and ordinances as determined by the City Council. If the Local Appeals Board
is not established as set forth above, the City Council shall serve as the Local Appeals
Board. When the appeal of a compliance order, administrative citation, and/or civil penalty
involves violations of Title 15 of this Code, including the codes adopted in Title 15, and
any other provision of this Code, the entire appeal shall be heard by the Local Appeals
Board.
SECTION 10. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(F) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Procedures at Administrative Hearing. In the event that the Director or enforcement
official will seek fines in excess of $100,000 then the California Administrative Procedures
Act will apply. Otherwise, administrative hearings are informal, and formal rules of
evidence and discovery do not apply. Each party shall have the opportunity to present
evidence in support of its case, to cross-examine witnesses and to argue its position. The
City bears the burden of proof at an administrative hearing to establish a violation of the
City Code. The compliance order, administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order,
and any additional reports submitted by the Director or enforcement official shall
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constitute prima facie evidence of the facts contained in those documents. The
administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board must use preponderance of
evidence as the standard of evidence in deciding the issues.
SECTION 11. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(H) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Decision of Administrative Hearing Officer. No later than 30 days after the date on
which the administrative hearing concludes the administrative hearing officer or Local
Appeals Board shall issue a written decision to uphold or cancel the compliance order,
administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order. The administrative hearing officer
or Local Appeals Board shall set forth the findings supporting the decision. The decision
shall be served upon the responsible person, or their designee, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, at the address designated on the request for hearing form. If the
administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board sustains the compliance order,
administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order, the City shall retain any applicable
citation amount or civil penalty amount deposited by the responsible person. If the
administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board sustains the compliance order,
administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order, and any applicable citation
amount or civil penalty amount has not been deposited pursuant to an advance deposit
hardship waiver, the administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board shall specify in
the decision a payment schedule for any applicable citation amount or civil penalty
amount. If the administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board quashes the
compliance order, administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order, any applicable
citation amount or civil penalty amount deposited with the City shall be promptly refunded.
The administrative hearing officer's or Local Appeals Board’s written decision is final and
conclusive, and notice of the decision shall also inform the responsible person of its right
to appeal, as provided in subsection J.
SECTION 12. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(I) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Administrative Costs. The administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board
shall assess against the cited responsible person entity administrative costs for any
compliance order, administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order that is upheld.
The administrative costs include any and all costs incurred by the City in connection with
investigating the violation for which the compliance order, administrative citation, or civil
penalty notice and order was issued, and issuing and processing the compliance order,
administrative citation, or civil penalty notice and order, including, but not limited to,
investigative costs, staffing costs for preparing and conducting the administrative hearing
and the cost of the administrative hearing officer, as established by City Council
resolution. The decision upholding the compliance order, administrative citation, or civil
penalty notice and order shall specify the amount of administrative costs and the date by
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which the costs must be paid to the City.
SECTION 13. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.040(J) is
hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 14. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.070(B) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Payment of Administrative Fine. The administrative fine shall be paid to the City
within 30 days from the date of service of the administrative citation. If, after a hearing
requested pursuant to subsection C, the hearing officer or Local Appeals Board
determines that the administrative citation should be cancelled, the administrative fine
shall be refunded in accordance with Section 1.08.040(H).
SECTION 15. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.070(D) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Late Payment Charges. Any person who fails to pay to the City on or before the
due date for any administrative fine imposed pursuant to this Code or any administrative
costs imposed by an administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board, shall be liable
for the payment of any applicable late payment charges set forth in the administrative
citation schedule established by resolution of the City Council. Failure to pay such fine or
administrative costs shall be a violation of this Code.
SECTION 16. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.080(C)(6) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
The notice and order shall identify a date when the civil penalties began accruing,
impose an ongoing assessment of penalties for continuing violations until the violations
are corrected, and shall establish a date by which the civil penalty must be paid. If, after
a hearing pursuant to subsection F, the hearing officer or Local Appeals Board determines
that the civil penalty should be cancelled, the payment shall be refunded in accordance
with Section 1.08.040(H) of this Code.
SECTION 17. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.080(G) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Late Payment Charges. Any responsible person, or entity, who fails to pay to the
City on or before the due date any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this Code or any
administrative costs imposed by an administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board,
shall be liable for the payment of any applicable late payment charges set forth in the
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penalty schedule established by resolution of the City Council. Failure to pay such civil
penalty or administrative costs shall be a violation of this Code.
SECTION 18. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 1.08, Section 1.08.090 is hereby
added to read as follows.
1.08.090 Citation and Civil Penalty Payment Plans.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide qualifying individuals that
have received administrative citations or civil penalties payment options related to their
specific case and citations or penalties.
B. Responsibility. Eligibility for an administrative citation or civil penalty payment
plan is determined by the Director of Public Works.
C. Scope. Fee payment plans only apply to administrative citations, civil penalties,
vacant building monitoring fees and multifamily inspection program ordinance fees.
D. Payment Plan Application Procedures.
1. Fee payment plans may only be applied for by parties that have a minimum of
$100.00 in fees due to the City. Payment plans may only be applied for when the
applicable code violation is abated or the applicable party has submitted a plan of
abatement including a date of abatement compliance in writing to the code enforcement
division. The plan of abatement shall be approved by the code enforcement division and
abatement commenced per the abatement plan prior to approval of the fee payment plan.
If the abatement plan is not followed at any time the payment plan agreement will become
void.
2. Fee payment plans shall be applied for in writing with the administrative citation
and/or civil penalty fee payment plan application accompanied by any other needed
material to support the need for the payment plan.
3. Fee payment plan applications shall be submitted to the City Clerk to distribute
to the Director of Public Works. If the application is reviewed and approved by the Director
of Public Works for initiation of a payment plan, a payment plan agreement shall be
completed. The fee payment plan agreement shall be signed by the responsible party and
the Director of Public Works.
4. Submittal of an administrative citation fee and/or civil penalty payment plan
application does not delay or stop any future code enforcement notices, citations and/or
fees from being issued.
5. The first payment due per the fee payment plan agreement shall be received
within 30 days from signing of the agreement. Payment plans may be valid for up to a
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two-year period and all applicable fees shall be paid within the approved period.
Payments shall be completed with regular monthly installments.
6. If, at any time, a payment is not received as required by the payment plan
agreement without prior notice and approval, it will be a breach of the agreement and the
City may pursue any available legal remedy.
7. All payments shall be submitted directly to the Finance Department for
recordation. A copy of payment receipt shall be given to the code enforcement division
for tracking purposes.
E. Financial Hardship. An example of parties that may be granted approval for fee
payment plans are as follows. This is not an all-inclusive list but includes examples of
possible qualifying parties:
1. The requesting party is a non-profit organization;
2. Parties receiving government issued unemployment compensation;
3. Low income classified parties;
4. Parties participating in federal public housing/Section 8 programs;
5. Persons participating in food stamp programs;
6. Seniors (65 or older);
7. Parties receiving Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI);
8. Parties on active military duty; or
9. Parties who have claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC) on their state
or federal income tax returns in the current year.
F. Appeal of Denied Payment Plan Application. Should a request for the fee
payment plan be denied by the Director of Public Works, the applicant may appeal that
decision to the City Administrator for a final determination. The appeal must be in writing
and received by the City Clerk within 15 days from the denial. The appeal must include a
copy of the fee payment plan application, the reason provided for the denial and detailed
information on why the applicant believes the appeal should be granted. The City
Administrator will review the information submitted by the applicant as soon as
practicable. For all appeals, the decision of the City Administrator is final.
SECTION 19. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.010(F) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
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by strikethrough.
Any overgrown, dead, decaying or hazardous vegetation that: (1) may harbor rats,
vermin or other disease carriers; (2) constitutes an obstruction to the vision of motorists
or a hazardous condition to pedestrians or vehicular traffic; (3) constitutes an unsightly
appearance; or (4) creates a dangerous condition or an attractive nuisance to the public;
SECTION 20. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.010(H) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
Construction debris storage bins for the property which are stored in excess of 15
consecutive days in any front or side yard setback area without the express written
approval of the City Engineer;
SECTION 21. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.020(E) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
If it is determined that the conditions on the property constitute a public nuisance,
the following abatement action may be taken by the City may abate the public nuisance
if the owner has not abated the nuisance within five business days the time set forth in
the hearing officer's or Local Appeals Board’s determination.
SECTION 22. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.020(F) is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
If the abatement action is taken by the City, all costs of the abatement will be
assessed against the property involved, and will attach as a lien until paid. All persons
having an interest in this matter may attend the hearing and give testimony and evidence,
which will be given due consideration by the hearing officer or Local Appeals Board.
SECTION 23. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.030 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
A. Appointment of Administrative Hearing Officer. For all alleged public nuisances
other than those that are based on violations of Title 15 of this Code and the codes
adopted in Title 15, The the hearing to determine whether a public nuisance exists shall
be conducted by an administrative hearing officer. The Director City Attorney, or their
designee, shall establish procedures for the selection of an administrative hearing officer.
Administrative hearing officers shall be selected in a manner that avoids the potential for
pecuniary or other bias. The compensation, if any, of the administrative hearing officer
shall be paid by the City. Compensation shall not be directly or indirectly conditioned upon
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whether or not a public nuisance is found to exist by the administrative hearing officer.
B. The hearing to determine whether a public nuisance exists based on violations
of Title 15 of this Code and the codes adopted in Title 15 shall be conducted by the Local
Appeals Board, as set forth under Section 1.08.040(E)(2). If the Local Appeals Board is
not established as set forth under Section 1.08.040(E)(2), the City Council shall serve as
the Local Appeals Board. When the alleged public nuisance conditions involve violations
of Title 15 of this Code, including the codes adopted in Title 15, and any other provision
of this Code, the entire hearing shall be conducted by the Local Appeals Board.
C. Procedures at Administrative Hearing. Administrative hearings are informal, and
formal rules of evidence and discovery do not apply. The administrative hearing officer or
Local Appeals Board is authorized to take testimony and in the course of so doing, is
authorized to administer oaths or affirmations pursuant to California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 2903(a). At the hearing, the administrative hearing officer or Local
Appeals Board shall consider all relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, applicable
staff reports. The administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board shall give any
interested person the reasonable opportunity to be heard in conjunction therewith. Based
upon the evidence so presented, the administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals
Board shall determine whether a public nuisance exists.
SECTION 24. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.040 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
The decision of the administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board shall be
final and conclusive in the absence of appeal as provided in this chapter. The
administrative hearing officer or Local Appeals Board shall, within 10 business days of
the date of the hearing, cause to be sent a copy of the written notice of decision by certified
mail to the responsible person, or entity, of the involved property, all other persons and
entities who received notice of the original hearing, and to any other person, or entity,
requesting the same. The notice shall contain an order of abatement, if a public nuisance
is determined to exist, directed to the responsible person, or entity, in of the involved
property, and any other responsible person, and shall set forth the nature of the nuisance,
its location and the time and manner for its abatement. Where an appeal is filed as
provided in this chapter, the order of abatement shall be suspended pending the appeal
of the order in the manner set forth in this chapter.
SECTION 25. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.050(F) is
hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 26. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.060 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
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8.20.060 Abatement by the City.
If the nuisance is not completely abated by the date specified in the administrative
hearing officer’s or Local Appeals Board’s order, or in the City Council’s decision, as
appropriate, the City Administrator, or their designee, may immediately abate the
nuisance in any manner allowed by law. The responsible person of the involved property,
or the business entity, including the property owner, shall be liable to the City for all costs
of such abatement., including inspection and reinspection fees and attorneys’ fees under
section 1.08.010(M).
SECTION 27. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.070 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
8.20.070 Cost Accounting.
A. Notification. City personnel, or any private contractor authorized to abate the
nuisance, shall keep an account of the cost, including incidental expenses, of all
abatement work performed on each separate lot or parcel of land where work is done and
shall render an itemized report in writing to the Director of Public Works showing the total
cost of abatement, including any salvage value relating thereto. A copy of the report shall
be available in the office of the City Clerk for at least five days before it is considered by
the City Council and notice of the availability shall be posted at City Hall or any other
location designated for posting City notices. Proof of posting shall be made by affidavit of
the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk. The term “incidental expenses” includes, but is not
limited to, all actual expenses and costs of the City in the commencement of abatement
proceedings, including personnel costs, preparation of notices, specifications and
contracts, inspection of the work, the cost of printing and mailings required under this
section, the costs of experts or consultants, the costs involved with any claims against
the City arising as a consequence of the nuisance, any attorney fees expended in the
abatement of the nuisance through civil action or otherwise, and any other costs involved
with obtaining compliance with or enforcing the law. The City Attorney shall be responsible
for keeping an accounting of attorney fees and costs and for transmitting the same to the
Director.
B. The prevailing party in any proceeding to abate a public nuisance under this
Chapter is entitled to recover attorneys’ fees as set forth in Section 1.08.010(M). The City
Attorney is responsible for keeping an accounting of attorney’s fees and costs and for
transmitting the same to the Director of Public Works.
CB. Assessment. Costs shall be assessed at the conclusion of the abatement; in
the case of an abatement by any method which takes more than six months, costs may
be assessed at any time after six months, but in no event more than two times a year.
Costs involved in abating the nuisance, or in attempting to abate the nuisance may also
be recovered in an appropriate civil action.
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DC. Itemized Statement. The Director of Public Works, or their designee, shall
submit his or her itemized statement of costs to the City Council and shall request that
the City Clerk set the same for a hearing before the City Council.
ED. Hearing. The Director of Public Works, or their designee, shall cause notice of
the time and place of the hearing to be given to the responsible person and owner of the
involved property upon which the costs will be assessed, and to any other interested
person requesting notice. Such notice shall be served at least 10 business days before
the hearing pursuant to the procedures for service set forth in Section 1.08.030. At the
hearing, the City Council shall hear and consider testimony and all other evidence by the
code enforcement officer and the responsible person and owner of the property relating
to the cost of the abatement. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Council shall, based
upon all the evidence presented at the hearing, establish the cost to the City of the
nuisance abatement.
F. Following the hearing before the City Council, the code enforcement officer shall
send the responsible person and owner of the property, by first class USPS mail, notice
of the determination of the Council. The responsible person and/or owner of the property
shall be given 30 days from the date of mailing the notice of determination of the City
Council to pay to the City the full amount of the cost of abatement unless a longer period
has been granted by the Council, for good cause shown. Such payment shall be by cash
or cashier check.
SECTION 28. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.080 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
8.20.080 Assessment—Lien.
A. The total cost for abatement of the nuisance, as confirmed by the City Council,
shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or parcel of land on which the
nuisance was abated, and upon recordation in the office of the County Recorder of a
notice of lien, shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment.
Special Assessment. The City may cause a special assessment to be made upon real
property upon which a public nuisance was abated pursuant to Government Code Section
38773.5, and future amendments thereto, in the event a statement of abatement costs or
a confirmed statement of abatement costs is not paid in a timely manner.
1. A notice of special assessment shall be sent to the responsible person and
owner(s) of the subject real property by certified mail at the time the assessment is
imposed which shall contain the following recitals:
The property may be sold after three years by the tax collector for unpaid delinquent
assessments. The tax collector’s power of sale shall not be affected by the failure of the
property owner to receive notice. The assessment may be collected at the same time and
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in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected and shall be subject to the
same penalties and the same 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 applicable to the special assessment. However, if any real
property to which the cost of abatement relates has been transferred or conveyed to a
bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been
created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of the taxes
would become delinquent, then the cost of abatement shall not result in a lien against the
real property but instead shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.
2. The City Attorney or City prosecutor shall establish the notice of special
assessment form for use, or consideration by, the tax collector in collecting a special
assessment.
3. The notice of special assessment shall be entitled to recordation with the Los
Angeles County Recorder’s Office. The amount of a special assessment shall also
constitute a personal obligation of the property owners of land upon which the nuisance
was abated.
B. Notice of Lien. After confirmation and recordation, a copy of the notice of
lien may be turned over to the tax collector to add the amounts of the assessments to the
next regular tax bill levied against the respective lots and parcels of land. Thereafter the
assessment amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as
ordinary property taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the
same procedure for foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary
property taxes. After recordation, the lien may be foreclosed by judicial or other sale in
the manner and means provided by law. The notice of lien for recordation shall be in a
form substantially as follows:
NOTICE OF LIEN
Claim of the City of Vernon
Pursuant to the authority vested by Chapter 8.20 of the Vernon City Code, the
administrative hearing officer [City Council] did on or about the_____day of_____,
20_____, cause the property hereinafter described to be declared a public nuisance and
order the same abated. The City Council of the City of Vernon, did on the_____ day
of_____ , 20____ , assess the cost of such abatement upon the property and the same
has not been paid nor any part thereof. The City of Vernon does hereby claim a lien for
such abatement in the amount of the assessment, in the sum of $_____ , and the same
shall constitute a lien upon the described real property until paid in full and discharged of
record.
The real property hereinabove mentioned, and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain
parcel of land lying and being entirely within the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, particularly described as follows:
(legal description)
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Dated: This_____ day of_____ , 20______ .
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City Administrator
CITY OF VERNON
Nuisance Abatement Lien. As an alternative to a special assessment, the City may cause
a nuisance abatement lien to be recorded upon real property upon which a public
nuisance was abated pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.1, and future
amendments thereto, in the event a statement of abatement costs or a confirmed
statement of abatement costs is not paid in a timely manner.
1. A lien shall not be recorded prior to serving the owner of record of the parcel
of land on which the public nuisance is maintained with a notice. This document shall be
served in the same manner as a summons in a civil action in accordance with Article 3
(commencing with Section 415.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure. If the owner of record, after diligent search, cannot be found, the notice may
be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period
of 10 days and publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in Los
Angeles County pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code.
2. The nuisance abatement lien shall be recorded in the Los Angeles County
Recorder’s Office in the county in which the parcel of land is located and from the date of
recording shall have the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien.
3. A nuisance abatement lien authorized by this section shall specify the amount
of the lien for the City of Vernon, the name of the City department or division on whose
behalf the lien is imposed, the date of the abatement actions, the street address, legal
description and assessor’s parcel number of the parcel on which the lien is imposed, and
the name and address of the recorded owner of the parcel.
4. In the event that the lien is discharged, released, or satisfied, either through
payment or foreclosure, notice of the discharge containing the information specified in
subsection (D) of this section shall be recorded by the City. A nuisance abatement lien
and the release of the lien shall be indexed in the grantor-grantee index.
5. A nuisance abatement lien may be foreclosed by an action brought by the City
for a money judgment. The City may recover from the property owner any costs incurred
regarding the processing and recording of the lien and providing notice to the property
owner as part of its foreclosure action to enforce the lien.
6. The amount of a nuisance abatement lien shall also constitute a personal
obligation of the property owners of land upon which the nuisance was abated.
SECTION 29. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 8.20, Section 8.20.090 is hereby
amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions by
strikethrough.
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8.20.090 Emergency Abatement.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever the Director of
Public Works, or their designee, determines that any real property or any building,
structure or condition thereon constitutes an immediate threat to public health or safety,
the City may, without being required to comply with the procedures of this chapter,
immediately cause such public nuisance to be abated.
Prior to abating a nuisance that creates an imminent hazard, the City shall attempt
to notify a responsible person by telephone or in writing of the imminent hazard and
request its abatement by said person; provided, however, that the City may dispense with
any attempt at prior notification of a responsible person if, in the sole discretion of the
City, the nature or severity of the hazard does not reasonably allow for such prior
notification. If notice has been so given, but, in the sole discretion of the City, the
responsible person(s) fail(s) to take immediate and meaningful steps to abate the
imminent hazard, the City may abate the nuisance without further notice, and charge the
costs and fees thereof to the responsible person(s).
B. Within 10 business days following emergency action of the City to abate an
imminent hazard, the City shall serve any responsible person with notice of emergency
abatement by City personnel of an imminent hazard by first class mail. Notice to a
property owner shall be mailed to the mailing address set forth in the last equalized
assessment roll of the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office. Failure of any responsible
person to receive a properly addressed notice of emergency abatement by City of an
imminent hazard by mail shall not invalidate any action or proceeding pursuant to this
chapter.
A notice of emergency abatement by City of an imminent hazard shall contain the
following:
1. The name of all known responsible persons who are being served with the notice
of emergency abatement by City of an imminent hazard and the address of the real
property on which the imminent hazard was present.
2. A brief description of the condition(s) and reasons why it constituted an imminent
hazard.
3. A brief description of the law prohibiting or pertaining to the imminent hazard.
4. A brief description of the actions City took to abate the imminent hazard.
Omission of any of the foregoing provisions in a notice of emergency abatement
by City of an imminent hazard, whether in whole or in part, or the failure of a responsible
person to receive said notice, or the failure of the City to issue said notice in a timely
fashion, shall not render it defective or render any proceeding or action pursuant to this
chapter invalid.
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The responsible person or property owner may appeal the notice of emergency
abatement by requesting an appeal hearing as set forth in Section 8.20.020(C) by
submitting a written request for a hearing to the City Clerk within 10 days of the service
of the notice of emergency abatement. The City shall be entitled to recover its fees, costs,
and expenses (incidental or otherwise) for the abatement of an imminent hazard,
including inspection and reinspection fees and attorneys’ fees under Section 1.08.010(M).
In such instances, the City shall follow the procedures set forth in this chapter.
C. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the City from commencing
a civil or criminal proceeding to abate a public nuisance or from pursuing any other means
available to it under provisions of applicable ordinances or State law to correct or enjoin
hazards, deficiencies or violations of law in real property in addition to or as alternatives
to the proceedings set forth in this chapter.
SECTION 30. Vernon Municipal Code, Chapter 10.16, Section 10.16.060 is
hereby amended to read as follows with amendments denoted by underline and deletions
by strikethrough.
10.16.060 City-owned parking area on Furlong Place.
A. Furlong Place is a private residential street owned by the City of Vernon. No
person, except as provided for below, shall park a vehicle on Furlong Place:
1. A parking space on Furlong Place shall be assigned to each residence on
Furlong Place. Only vehicles displaying a valid parking permit for the assigned space are
authorized to park in that space.
2. Guest parking spaces have been reserved for the use of the guests of the
residents of Furlong Place. Only vehicles displaying a valid guest-parking permit are
authorized to park in a guest parking space for a period not to exceed 24 hours.
B. A peace officer or any regularly employed and salaried employee who is
engaged in directing traffic or enforcing parking laws and regulations may issue a citation
in accordance with Vernon City Code Chapter 1.08 and with penalties set by resolution
pursuant to Section 10.16.110 and Members of the Police Department are is hereby
authorized to remove any vehicle from Furlong Place, which is in violation of this section,
to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated or maintained by
the Police Department. The police officer or employee removing and storing such vehicle
shall comply with the procedure set forth in Division 11, Chapter 10, Article 2, of the
California Vehicle Code.
C. Every violation of this section is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a
misdemeanor, punishable as set forth in this Code.
D. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code section 21107.7, the California Vehicle
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Code shall be applied to Furlong Place in the City of Vernon.
SECTION 31. Any provision of the Vernon Municipal Code or appendices thereto
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies
and no further, is repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provisions of
this ordinance.
SECTION 32. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, of this ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council declares that it would have adopted
this ordinance, and each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof, be declared invalid or
unconstitutional. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 33. The City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk, shall certify the adoption and
publish this ordinance as required by law.
SECTION 34. This Ordinance is not a project within the meaning of section 15378
of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change in the environment, either directly or ultimately.
In the event that this Ordinance is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the
CEQA exemption contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be
seen with certainty to have no possibility of a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 35. This ordinance shall become effective after the thirtieth day
following its adoption.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2025.
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LETICIA LOPEZ, Mayor
ATTEST:
GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF VERNON )
I do hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Ordinance No. 1308 that was
introduced by the City Council of the City of Vernon, California, at its Regular meeting of
September 2, 2025, and adopted at its Regular Meeting of September 16, 2025, by the
following vote:
AYES: Larios, Merlo, Rivera, Ybarra, Lopez
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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GENOVEVA ROCHA, City Clerk
City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date:September 16, 2025
From:Genoveva Rocha, City Clerk
Department:City Clerk
Submitted by:Sandra Dolson, City Clerk Specialist
Subject
Code Enforcement Update
Recommendation
A. Find that the proposed action is not a project within the meaning of Section 15378 of the
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change in the environment, either directly or ultimately. In the event that the
proposed Ordinance is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption
contained in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have
no possibility of a significant effect on the environment; and
B. Adopt Ordinance No. 1308 Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 1.08 (Administrative
Citations), 8.20 (Nuisances), and 10.16 (Parking Regulations) of the Vernon Municipal Code
Regarding Public Nuisances, Administrative Citations, and Enforcement of Code Violations.
Background
During the Regular City Council Meeting on September 2, 2025, the City Council introduced by
title and waived further reading of Ordinance No. 1308. This Ordinance amends certain sections
of Chapter 1.08 (Administrative Citations), 8.20 (Nuisances,) and 10.16 (Parking Regulations) of
the Vernon Municipal Code Regarding Public Nuisances, Administrative Citations, and
Enforcement of Code Violations.
The summary of the Ordinance was posted on the City’s website on September 2, 2025, and
published on September 4, 2025, pursuant to legal requirements.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact of publishing the Ordinance summary is estimated at $200. Sufficient funds are
available in the General Fund, City Clerk Department, Advertisement/Promotion Account No.
011-010-125-525000 for the current fiscal year.
Attachments
1. Ordinance No. 1308
2. Ordinance Summary Proof of Publication
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VERNON, CA-90058 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Amending Certain Sections of Chapters
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and 10.16(Parking Regulations)of the Vernon
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INTRODUCTION SUMMARY OF
ORDINANCE NO.1308
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Vernon Amending Certain Sections of Chapters
1.08 (Administrative Citations),8.20 (Nuisances),
and 10.16 (Parking Regulations)of the Vernon
Municipal Code regarding Public Nuisances,
Administrative Citations,and Enforcement of
Code Violations.
Ordinance No.1308 was introduced by the
Vernon City Council at its regular meeting on
September 2,2025.Second reading and
adoption of the ordinance is scheduled for the
Regular City Council Meeting on September 16,
2025,at City Hall,4305 Santa Fe Avenue,
Vernon,California.
The full text of Ordinance No.1308 is on file in
the City Clerk Department and accessible on the
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