A City code enforcement officer may declare a public nuisance for any reason specified in any City ordinance. Upon a public nuisance being declared, the City code enforcement officer shall issue a notice and order to abate substantially in the following form:

NOTICE AND ORDER TO ABATE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT _____ _________________________________ [specify the condition constituting the nuisance] is in violation of Section ____ of the Chula Vista Municipal Code [or other applicable code or ordinance]. The violation has been declared a public nuisance by the city code enforcement officer and must be abated immediately. The public nuisance is on property located at _______ _________________________ [insert address or other legal property description].

YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO ABATE SAID PUBLIC NUISANCE within _____ (___) [insert a reasonable number of days (not less than ten)] consecutive calendar days from the issuance of this order. The issuance date is specified below. You may abate the nuisance by _______ _________________________ [insert desired action which, if taken, will adequately remedy the situation]. If you fail to abate the public nuisance within the number of days specified, the city may order its abatement by public employees, private contractor, or other means, and the cost of said abatement may be levied and assessed against the property as a special assessment lien or billed directly to the property owner.

YOU MAY APPEAL FROM THIS ORDER OF ABATEMENT but any such appeal must be brought prior to the expiration of the number of days specified above for completion of abatement. The appeal must be in writing; specify the reasons for the appeal; contain your name, address and telephone number; be accompanied by an appeal fee of _________ dollars ($_____); and be submitted to the city manager at the following address:

City Manager

276 Fourth Avenue

Chula Vista, California 91910

Tel. No. (619) 691-5031

One who is legally indigent, as determined by guidelines prepared by the city manager and after consultation with the city attorney, may obtain a waiver of the appeal fee. Upon timely receipt of the appeal and accompanying fee, or waiver, the city manager will cause the matter to be set for hearing and notify you of the date and location of the hearing.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, you may direct them to the city officer issuing this notice at the address or telephone number listed below.

ISSUANCE DATE: _________________

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(Name, title, address and telephone number of the city abatement officer issuing this notice)