Costa Mesa |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 20. Property Maintenance |
Chapter III. Public Nuisance Abatement |
Article 1. Declaration Of Public Nuisance |
§ 20-11. Declaration of public nuisance
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(a) It is hereby declared a public nuisance for any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any premises in the city to maintain the premises in a manner that any of the conditions identified below are found to exist.
(b) A condition shall not be declared a nuisance unless: (1) the nuisance can be readily identified, observed or heard without entry onto the property; (2) it can be observed and established pursuant to a consent physical entry upon the property involved; or (3) it can be observed and established during an entry onto the property under the authority of a judicial warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.