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It is a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge of any property within the City to allow or maintain any one or more of the following conditions or activities on such property:

a. Land in such topography, geology or configuration (whether in natural state or as a result of grading operations, excavation or fill) which causes erosion, subsidence or surface water drainage problems of such magnitude as to be injurious or potentially injurious to the public health, safety and welfare or to adjacent properties;

b. Buildings or other structures which are abandoned, partially destroyed, partially constructed or allowed to remain unreasonably in a state of partial construction;

c. The failure to close, by means acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer, all doorways, windows and other openings into vacant structures;

d. Buildings, wall, fences, driveways, sidewalks, walkways, parking areas or other improvements to real property which are so defective, unsightly, deteriorated or in disrepair that the same causes depreciation of the values of surrounding property or is materially detrimental to nearby properties and improvements;

e. Broken windows constituting hazardous conditions or inviting trespassers and malicious mischief;

f. Overgrown vegetation that is:

1. Likely to harbor rats, vermin or other nuisances,

2. Causing detriment to neighboring properties,

3. Causing or adding to a fire hazard,

4. Hanging over public sidewalks.

g. Dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds and other vegetation:

1. Constituting a danger to public health, safety and welfare, or

2. Detrimental to nearby property,

3. Causing or adding to a fire hazard, or

4. Unsightly.

h. Pools, ponds and excavations, which are not properly marked and fenced off, and could pose a danger to children or other members of the public;

i. Neglected machinery that is not properly stored or fenced off so as to prevent illicit use by children or other members of the public;

j. The accumulation or storage of junk, including tires, lumber, household appliances or parts thereof, inoperable vehicles, or parts thereof, furniture, sinks, toilets, cabinets or other household fixtures, equipment or parts thereof, rubbish, garbage, debris or salvage materials, which constitute visual blight and are visible from a public street, alley or adjoining property;

k. Packing boxes, lumber, trash, dirt and other debris deposited for unreasonable periods either inside or outside buildings, visible from the street or nearby property which constitutes visual blight or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property values;

l. Heavy commercial vehicles, construction, equipment or machinery of any type or description parked or stored without a permit on property where it is readily visible to the general public, except while excavation, construction or demolition operations covered by an active building permit are in progress on the subject property or on adjoining property;

m. Improper maintenance of signs on property relating to uses no longer conducted or products no longer sold on property;

n. Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage, accessibility, or use, in the customary manner, of any public park, square, street or highway;

o. Any property maintained in such a manner as to result in substantial amounts of gases, oil or hazardous materials flowing onto public rights-of-way or accumulating on paved surfaces, soil, buildings, walls or fences;

p. Specialty structures which have been constructed for a highly specific single use only, and which are not enclosed or shielded, and which are unfeasible to convert to other uses, and which are abandoned, partially destroyed or are permitted to remain in a state of partial destruction or disrepair, for over one (1) year, such as, but not limited to: greenhouses, tanks for gas or liquid, lateral support structures and bulkheads, utility high-voltage towers and poles, utility high-rise support structures, electronic transmitting antennas and tower, structures which support or house mechanical and utility equipment and are located above the roof lines of existing buildings, freestanding chimneys and smokestacks, recreational structures such as tennis courts and cabanas and all other specialty structures not listed in this subsection but determined to be a specialty structure by the City;

q. Presence of abandoned, dismantled, wrecked or inoperable motor vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, boats or parts thereof, except:

1. When completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property, or

2. When stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business or a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer, a junk dealer, or when such storage or parking is necessary to the operation of a lawfully conducted business or commercial enterprise,

r. Obstruction or encroachment of any public property, including but not limited to any street, easement, right-of-way, alley, highway, park, building or other land dedicated to public use;

s. Causing, maintaining or permitting graffiti or other unauthorized markings:

1. To remain on exterior walls or facades of any building, fence, wall or other structure of whatever nature; or

2. To remain upon the exterior of any motor vehicle, van or truck which is parked on public streets or driveways or is otherwise visible to the public;

t. Storage of hazardous materials in such a manner as to be injurious or potentially injurious to the public health, safety and welfare or to adjacent properties;

u. The use, in any residential zoning district or planned development district of the City, of barbed wire, concertina wire, razor-cut wire or other such similar fencing material in a dangerous or unsightly fashion;

v. Stacking or storage of any combustible material, including but not limited to wood or any material which would increase or may cause an increase of the hazard or menace of fire;

w. Any condition recognized in law or in equity as constituting a public nuisance, or any condition existing on property which constitutes visual blight;

x. A violation of any provision of, or condition of approval imposed in connection with, a lease, permit, license, franchise, agreement, certificate or other entitlement issued by the City of Clearlake whether temporary or permanent, including, for example and without limitation, a rezone, variance, subdivision approval;

y. A violation of any obligation or condition set forth in any agreement recorded with the County Recorder, such as off-site parking agreements, subdivision agreements homeowner covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs), for which the City of Clearlake is a direct or third-party beneficiary;

z. A violation of any provision of this Code. Except as otherwise provided in the Clearlake Municipal Code, every act or condition prohibited or declared unlawful by this Code, and every failure or omission to act as required by this Code is a violation of this Code.

aa. Any use of property that violates any Federal, State or local law, rule or regulation.

bb. Nonresidential Property Violations. The following violations apply to those properties that are zoned or otherwise legally used for nonresidential purposes:

1. Accumulation of dirt, litter, or debris in vestibules, doorways, or adjoining sidewalks, passages, or breezeways of a building;

2. Deteriorated off-street parking surfaces or structures or driveways;

3. Graffiti or other unauthorized markings which remain on a building exterior, wall, fence, or other structure and which are visible from public view or an adjoining property;

4. Unmaintained landscaping which is visible from public view or an adjoining property;

5. Shopping cart removed from the business premises where it belongs; and/or

6. Unmaintained or nonoperational lighting on the exterior of a building or within off-street parking areas. (Ord. #2012-159)