(a)
This division is intended to provide a procedure for the abatement and removal, as
public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles and is
enacted under the authority granted by the state under Vehicle Code §§ 22660 and 22710.
(b)
It is the intent of the city council to provide that the abatement of public nuisances
consisting of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled and inoperative vehicles or parts thereof
on private or public property may be carried on either concurrently with or separately
from the abatement of other conditions, if any, constituting a public nuisance on
any property within the city and for the recovery of the cost of such removal and
administration of this chapter. The existence, accumulation and storage of abandoned,
wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, creates conditions
likely to reduce the value of real property in the vicinity, promote blight and deterioration,
and invite plundering, create fire hazards and harborage for rodents and insects,
and is injurious to the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare. The presence
of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles, or parts thereof, within
the city constitutes a public nuisance, which the City of Citrus Heights is empowered
to abate and remove in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
