Ord 2127 - Amending chapter 1 of the municipal code and adding article II to chapter 1 of the town code establishing an administrative citation and administrative remedies processORDINANCE 2127
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATO S
MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING ARTICLE II TO CHAPTER 1
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN CODE ESTABLISHING AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES PROCES S
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
Chapter 1 of the Los Gatos Town Code is amended by adding the title Article I. In General to
include sections 1.10.010 through 1.10.110.
SECTION II
Chapter 1 of the Los Gatos Town Code is amended by adding the following:
Article II
Administrative Citations
Section 1.20.010.
Applicability
Sections 1.20.010 through 1.20.070 herein provide for administrative citations which are in additio n
to all other civil legal remedies and which are an alternative to any criminal legal remedies, whic h
may be pursued by the Town to address any violation of this Code except for violations of Chapter
15 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic).
Section 1.20.015.
Definitions
For purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)Enforcement Officer shall mean any Town employee or agent of the Town with the authorit y
to enforce any provision of this Code, including, but not limited to, the Town Manager, Tow n
Attorney, Director of Community Development, Director of Parks and Public Works and an y
police officer and code enforcement officer.
(b)Hearing Officer shall mean any person designated by the Town Manager to hear appeals o f
administrative citations and to hear administrative compliance hearings. The Hearing Officer
shall not be the citing Enforcement Officer. The employment, performance evaluation,
compensation and benefits of the Hearing Officer shall not be directly or indirectly
conditioned upon the amount of administrative citation penalties upheld by the Hearin g
Officer.
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Section 1.20.020.
Administrative Citation
(a) Whenever an Enforcement Officer charged with the enforcement of this Code determines tha t
a violation of that provision has occurred, the Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to
issue an administrative citation to any person responsible for the violation.
(b) Each administrative citation shall contain the following information:
1.The date of the violation;
2.The address or a definite description of the location where the violation occurred;
3.The section of this Code violated and a description of the violation;
4.The amount of the penalty for the code violation;
5.A description of the penalty payment process, including a description of the time withi n
which and the place to which the penalty shall be paid;
6.An order prohibiting the continuation or repeated occurrence of the code violatio n
described in the administrative citation;
7.A description of the administrative citation review process, including the time within
which the administrative citation may be contested and the place from which a request
for hearing form to contest the administrative citation may be obtained; and,
8.The name and signature of the citing Enforcement Officer.
(c) Prior to the issuance of an administrative citation for a violation which pertains to building,
plumbing, electrical, or similar structural or zoning matters that do not create an immediate
danger to health or safety, the Enforcement Officer shall provide a reasonable period of tim e
not less than five (5) business days to correct or otherwise remedy the violation.
Section 1.20.025
Amount of Penalties
(a) The amounts of the penalties for code violations imposed pursuant to this Article shall be se t
forth in the schedule of penalties established by resolution by the Town Council.
(b)The schedule of penalties shall specify any increased penalties for repeat violations of th e
same code provision within thirty-six (36) months from the date of an administrative citation.
(c) The schedule of penalties shall specify the amount of any late payment charges imposed fo r
the payment of a penalty after its due date.
Section 1.20.030
Payment of Penalty
(a)The penalty shall be paid to the Town within thirty (30) days from the date of th e
administrative citation.
(b)Payment of a penalty shall not excuse or discharge any continuation or repeated occurrenc e
of the code violation that is the subject of the administrative citation.
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Section 1.20.035
Hearing Request
(a) Any recipient of an administrative citation may contest the citation by completing a reques t
for hearing form and returning it to the Town within thirty (30) days from the date of th e
administrative citation, together with an advance deposit of the total penalty amount or an
advance deposit hardship waiver Application form as described in section 1.20.075.
(b) A request for hearing form may be obtained from the. department specified on the
administrative citation.
(c)The person requesting the hearing shall be notified of the time and place set for the hearing
at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing.
(d)If the Enforcement Officer submits an additional written report concerning the administrativ e
citation to the Hearing Officer for consideration at the hearing, then a copy of this report als o
shall be served on the person requesting the hearing at least five days prior to the date of the
hearing.
Section 1.20.040
Hearing Procedure
(a)No hearing to contest an administrative citation before a Hearing Officer shall be held unless
the penalty has been deposited in advance in accordance with section 1.20.035(a) or an
advance deposit hardship waiver has been filed with and accepted by the Town pursuant to
section 1.20.070.
(b)A hearing before the Hearing Officer shall be set for a date that is not less than fifteen (15)
days and not more than sixty (60) days from the date that the request for hearing is filed i n
accordance with the provisions of this Article.
(c)At the hearing, the party contesting the administrative citation shall be given the opportunit y
to testify and to present evidence concerning the administrative citation.
(d)The failure of any recipient of an administrative citation to appear at the administrative citatio n
hearing shall constitute a forfeiture of the penalty and a failure to exhaust his or her
administrative remedies.
The administrative citation and any additional report submitted by the Enforcement Office r
shall constitute prima facie evidence of the respective facts contained in those documents.
The Hearing Officer may continue the hearing and request additional information from th e
Enforcement Officer or the recipient of the citation prior to issuing a written decision.
Section 1.20.045
Hearing Officer's Decision
(a) After considering all of the testimony and evidence submitted at the hearing, the Hearin g
Officer shall issue a written decision to uphold or cancel the administrative citation and shal l
list the reasons for that decision. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be final.
(e)
(f)
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(b)If the Hearing Officer determines that the administrative citation should be upheld, he or she
shall impose a penalty not to exceed the maximum provided in the schedule of administrativ e
penalties adopted by the Town Council resolution in effect on the date when the violatio n
occurred. The Town shall retain the penalty amount on deposit with the Town. If the Hearing
Officer determines that the administrative citation should be upheld and the penalty was no t
deposited pursuant to a waiver under section 1.20.075, the Hearing Officer shall set forth in
the decision an order for payment of the penalty and a payment schedule for the penalty.
(c)The Hearing Officer may assess administrative costs against the violator when the Hearing
Officer determines that a violation has occurred and that compliance was not achieved.
Administrative costs may include any and all costs incurred by the Town (both direct an d
indirect costs) in investigating and commencing administrative proceedings for the violatio n
as well as any and all costs incurred by the Town in connection with the hearing before the
Hearing Officer, including but not limited to costs the Enforcement Officer incurred in
preparation for the hearing and for participating in the hearing itself, and costs of the Tow n
to conduct the hearing.
(d)Failure to pay administrative penalties and administrative costs in the amounts specified in th e
administrative Hearing Officer's decision on or before the date specified in that decision shal l
constitute a violation of this Code punishable as a misdemeanor and shall further be subjec t
to collection and late charges as otherwise provided for administrative penalties herein.
If the Hearing Officer determines that the administrative citation should be cancelled, the
Town shall promptly refund the amount of the deposited penalty.
The recipient of the administrative citation shall be served with a copy of the Hearing Officer's
written decision.
Section 1.20.050
Late Payment Charges
Any person who fails to pay to the Town any penalty imposed pursuant to the provisions of this
Article on or before:the date that penalty is due also shall be liable for the payment of any applicabl e
late payment charges set forth in the schedule of penalties.
Section 1.20.055
Recovery of Administrative Citation Penalties and Collection Costs
The Town may collect any past due administrative citation penalty, late payment charge and cost s
of collection by use of any and all available legal means.
Section 1.20.060
Right to Judicial Review
Any person aggrieved by an administrative decision of the Hearing Officer on an administrativ e
citation may obtain review of the administrative decision by filing a petition for review with th e
Superior Court in Santa Clara County in accordance with the time lines and provisions set forth in
California Government Code section 53069.4.
(e)
(f)
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Section 1.20.065
Notices
Whenever a notice is required to be given under this Article, unless different provisions are
otherwise specifically made, such notice may be given either by personal delivery to the person t o
be notified or by deposit in the United States Mail, in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed
to such person to be notified at the last-known business or residence address as the same appears i n
the last equalized county assessment roll or to the records pertaining to the matter to which suc h
notice is directed. Service by mail shall be deemed completed at the time of deposit in the Unite d
States Mail receptacle is made. Failure to receive any notice specified herein does not affect the
validity of proceedings conducted hereunder.
Section 1.20.070
Advance Deposit Hardship Waiver
(a) Any person who intends to request a hearing to contest an administrative citation, and who is
financially unable to make the advance deposit of the penalty as required in sectio n
1.20.035(a), may file a request for an advance deposit hardship waiver which shall include a
sworn affidavit as described in subsection (c) below.
The request shall be filed, along with the request for hearing form, with the Town Attorney's
Office on an advance deposit hardship waiver application form, available from the Tow n
Clerk's Office, within thirty (30) days of the date of the administrative citation.
The Town may waive the requirement of an advance deposit and issue the advance deposi t
hardship waiver only if the cited party submits to the Town a sworn affidavit, together with
any supporting documents or materials, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Town Manage r
the person's actual financial inability to deposit with the Town the full amount of the penalt y
in advance of the hearing. In determining the cited party's financial ability or inability to
deposit the full amount of the penalty in advance, the Town Manager shall consider th e
amount of the penalty imposed, the income of the cited party, the expenses of the cited party,
and any other factors that are reasonably related to the cited party's ability to deposit the ful l
amount.
(d) The requirement of depositing the full amount of the penalty as described in sectio n
1.20.035(a) shall be stayed unless or until the Town makes a full determination not to issue
the advance deposit hardship waiver.
(e) If the Town makes a determination to deny the advance deposit hardship waiver application,
a written determination listing the reasons for said denial shall be issued. The written
determination to deny the waiver shall be final.
(f) The written determination of the Town's denial of the advance deposit hardship waiver shal l
be served by mail upon the person who applied for the waiver.
(b)
(c)
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Article III
Administrative Orders
Section 1.30.010
Applicability
Sections 1.30.010 through Section 1.30.105 herein provide for administrative orders which are in
addition to all other civil legal remedies and which are an alternative to any criminal legal remedies,
which may be pursued by the Town to address any violation of this Code except for violations o f
Chapter 15 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic).
Section 1.30.015
Definitions
For purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a)Enforcement Officer shall mean any Town employee or agent of the Town with the authority
to enforce any provision of this Code, including, but not limited to, the Town Manager, Tow n
Attorney, Director of Community Development, Director of Parks and Public Works and an y
police officer and code enforcement officer,
(b)Hearing Officer shall mean any person designated by the Town Manager to hear appeals of
administrative citations and to hear administrative compliance hearings. The Hearing Officer
shall not be the investigating Enforcement Officer. The employment, performance evaluation,
compensation and benefits of the Hearing Officer shall not be directly or indirectly
conditioned upon the amount of administrative penalties upheld by the Hearing Officer.
Section 1.30.020
Compliance Order
(a) Whenever the Town Manager or designee determines that a violation of any provision of this
Code is occurring or exists on a continuing basis, a written compliance order may be issue d
to any person responsible for the violation and/or the property owner.
(b) A compliance order issued pursuant to this Article shall contain the following information:
1.The date and location of the violation;
2.The section of this Code violated and a description of the violation;
3.The actions required to correct the violation;
4.The time period after which administrative penalties will begin to accrue if complianc e
with the order has not been achieved;
5.Either a copy of Article III of this Chapter or an explanation of the consequences of
noncompliance with this Article and a description of the hearing procedure and appeal
process.
Section 1.30.025
Method of Service
(a) All notices required herein shall be served as provided in section 1.30.030 of this Article
unless otherwise specified.
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(b) Where real property is involved, written notice shall be mailed to the property owner at the
address as shown on the last equalized county assessment roll.
(c) Where personal service or service by mail upon the property owner cannot be made despit e
a diligent effort, a copy of the order shall be conspicuously posted at the property that is th e
subject of the order.
(d)The failure of any person to receive any notice required under this Article shall not affect th e
validity of any proceedings taken under this Article.
Section 1.30.030
Notice Service Procedur e
Whenever a notice is required to be given under this Article, unless different provisions are
otherwise specifically made, such notice may be given either by personal delivery to the person t o
be notified or by deposit in the United States Mail, in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed
to such person to be notified at the last-known business or residence address as the same appears in
the last equalized county assessment roll or to the records pertaining to the matter to which suc h
notice is directed. Service by mail shall be deemed completed at the time of deposit in the Unite d
States Mail receptacle is made.
Section 1.30.035
Hearing
(a) If the Town Manager determines that all violations have been corrected within the tim e
specified in the compliance order, no further action shall be taken.
(b) If full or partial compliance is not achieved within any of the times specified in the compliance
order for full or partial compliance, the Town Manager shall set a hearing before the Hearin g
Officer.
(c) The Town Manager shall cause a written notice of hearing to be served on the violator and,
where real property is involved, a notice of hearing shall be served on the property owner at
the address as it appears on the last equalized county assessment roll available on the date th e
notice is prepared.
(d) All hearings shall be open and public..
Section 1.30.040
Notice of Hearing
(a)Every notice of hearing on a compliance order shall contain the date, time and place at whic h
the hearing shall be conducted by the Hearing Officer.
(b)Each hearing shall be set for a date not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than sixty (60)
days from the date of the notice of hearing unless the Town Manager determines that th e
matter is urgent or that good cause exists for an extension of time.
(c)The hearing serves to provide the full opportunity of a person subject to a compliance order
to object to the determination that a violation has occurred and/or that the violation ha s
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continued to exist. The failure of any person subject to a compliance order, pursuant to this
Article, to appear at the hearing shall constitute a failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
Section 1.30.045
Hearing - Findings and Order
(a) At the place and time set forth in the notice of hearing, the Hearing Officer shall conduct a
hearing on the compliance order issued pursuant to section 1.30.020.
(b) The Hearing Officer shall consider any written or oral evidence consistent with its rules and
procedures regarding the violation and compliance by the violator and/or by the real propert y
owner, including but not limited to:
1.The report of the Enforcement Officer;
2.Objections or protests of property owners or other responsible or interested persons who
may be held liable for the amounts owed or whose property may be assessed or liened fo r
the amounts owed;
3.Evidence on whether the person before the Hearing Officer is responsible for the amounts
owed to the Town;
4.Evidence on whether the person responsible for the amounts owed to the Town has take n
the required corrective action within the required time period; and
5.Such other and further evidence as justice may require
(c) Within a reasonable time following the conclusion of the hearing, the Hearing Officer shall
make findings and issue its determination regarding;
1.The existence of the violation; and
2.The failure of the violator or owner to take required corrective action within the require d
time period.
(d) The Hearing Officer shall issue written findings on each violation. The findings shall be
supported by evidence received at the hearing.
If the Hearing Officer finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation has occurre d
and that the violation was not corrected within the time period specified in the complianc e
order, the Hearing Officer shall issue an administrative order pursuant to section 1.30.050.
If the Hearing Officer finds that no violation has occurred or that the violation was corrected
within the time period specified in the compliance order, the Hearing Officer shall issue a
finding of those facts.
Section 1.30.050
Administrative Order
(a) If the Hearing Officer determines that a violation occurred which was not corrected within th e
time period specified in the compliance order, the Hearing Officer shall issue an administrativ e
order that imposes any or all of the following:
1. An order to correct, including a schedule for correction where appropriate;
(e)
(f)
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2.Administrative penalties as provided in section 1.30.055;
3.Administrative costs as provided in section 1.30.060; and
4.Interest as provided in section 1.30.065.
(b) The Administrative Order shall state that failure to comply with its provisions may, pursuan t
to section 1.10.100, result in the Town abating the nuisance and charging the cost of sai d
abatement plus all administrative costs to the property owner, and may further result in th e
Town collecting the monies due as a personal obligation of the responsible party or b y
recordation of a lien or filing of a special assessment against the subject real property.
Section 1.30.055
Administrative Penalties
(a) The Hearing Officer may impose daily administrative penalties for the violation of any
provision of this Code except for violation of Chapter 15 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) in th e
amount set forth in the schedule of penalties established by resolution by the Town Council.
The Hearing Officer may suspend administrative penalties for any period of time durin g
which the violator has filed for necessary permits and such permit applications are activel y
pending before the Town, state or other appropriate public agency.
0:)In determining the amount of the administrative penalty, the Hearing Officer may take any or
all of the following factors into consideration:
1.The duration of the violation;
2.The frequency, recurrence and number of violations, related or unrelated, by the sam e
violator;
3.The seriousness of the violation;
4.The good faith efforts of the violator to come into compliance;
5.The economic impact of the penalty on the violator;
6.The impact of the violation on the community; and
7.Such other factors as justice may require.
(c)Administrative penalties imposed by the Hearing Officer shall accrue from the date specifie d
in the compliance order and shall cease to accrue on the date the violation is corrected a s
determined by the Town Manager or the Hearing Officer.
(d)Administrative penalties assessed by the Hearing Officer shall be due by the date specified i n
the administrative order.
If the violation is not corrected as specified in the Hearing Officer's order to correct,
administrative penalties shall continue to accrue on a daily basis until the violation i s
corrected, subject to the maximum amount set forth in subsection (a) above.
If the violator gives written notice to the Town Manager that the violation has been correcte d
and if the Town Manager finds that compliance has been achieved, the Town Manager shall
deem the date the written notice was postmarked or personally delivered to the Town Manager
or the date of the final inspection, whichever first occurred, to be the date the violation wa s
corrected. If no written notice is provided to the Town Manager, the violation will be deeme d
(e)
(f)
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corrected on the date of the final inspection.
Section 1.30.060
Administrative Costs
(a) The Hearing Officer shall assess administrative costs against the violator when it finds that a
violation has occurred and that compliance has not been achieved within the time specified in
the compliance order.
a))The administrative costs may include any and all costs incurred by the Town in connection
with the matter before the Hearing Officer including, but not limited to, costs of investigation
of the violation, staffing costs incurred in preparation for the hearing and for the hearing itself,
and costs for all subsequent inspections necessary to enforce the compliance order.
Section 1.30.065
Interest
The Hearing Officer may also assess interest on the amount of administrative penalties, abatemen t
costs and administrative costs imposed at the legal rate from the date of the administrative order.
Section 1.30.070
Force and Effect
(a) The administrative order of the Hearing Officer is final at the time it is made; however, the
Hearing Officer shall maintain continuing jurisdiction and shall have the power to modify th e
administrative order, after providing the person subject to the administrative order with notic e
and an opportunity to be heard, until full compliance is achieved.
The administrative order of the Hearing Officer, once recorded, shall have the same force an d
effect and priority as a judgment lien governed by the provisions of section 697.340 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure and may be extended as provided in sections 683.110 to
683.220, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure.
The administrative order shall have the same force and effect as a resolution of the Town
Council for the purpose of filing a lien, special assessment, or special collection with th e
County of Santa Clara or tax collector's office pursuant to this code and for the purpose o f
pursuing any other collection or enforcement action to obtain payment of the amounts owe d
. to the Town.
Section 1.30.075
Failure to Comply with Administrative Orde r
(a) If unpaid as of the date specified in the administrative order, the administrative penalties,
administrative costs and interest assessed by the Hearing Officer shall be collected by th e
Town by use of all available legal means, and my be enforced as:
1.A personal obligation of the violator; and/or
2.If the violation is in connection with real property, a lien or special assessment upon the
real property. The lien or special assessment shall remain in effect until all of the
administrative penalties, interest and administrative costs are paid in full.
(b)
(c)
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(b)In addition to any other remedies provided by law, failure to pay administrative penalties,
administrative costs and interest in the amounts specified in the Hearing Officer's decision on
or before the date specified in that decision shall constitute a violation of this Code punishabl e
as a misdemeanor.
Section 1.30.080
Right of Judicial Review
The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be final. Any person aggrieved by an administrative order
of the Hearing Officer may obtain review of the administrative order in the Superior Court of Sant a
Clara County by filing with the court a notice of appeal pursuant to Government Code section
53069.4.
Section 1.40.085
Report of Compliance after Administrative Order
If the Town Manager determines that compliance has been achieved after a compliance order ha s
been sustained by the Hearing Officer, the Town Manager shall prepare a report indicating that
compliance has been achieved. A copy of the compliance report shall be served on the violator.
Section 1.30.090
Lien/Special Assessment
Whenever the amount of any administrative penalty and/or administrative cost imposed by th e
Hearing Officer pursuant to this Article in connection with real property has not been satisfied i n
full within ninety (90) days and/or has not been successfully challenged by a timely appeal pursuan t
to Government Code section 53069.4, this obligation may constitute a lien or, in the alternative,a
special assessment against the real property on which the violation occurred.
Section 1.30.095
Lien Procedure
(a) There is hereby established the following procedure for collection of administrative penaltie s
and costs imposed by the Hearing Officer pursuant to this Article or other abatement an d
related administrative costs by recordation of a lien.
(b)Upon determination by the Town Manager that the administrative penalty, administrative costs
and interest imposed by the Hearing Officer has not been satisfied in full within ninety (90)
days and/or not been successfully challenged by a timely appeal, the Town Manager shal l
prepare and file with the Town Council a report stating the amounts due and owing, the dat e
of the administrative order, the street address, legal description and assessor's parcel numbe r
of the subject property, and the name and address of the recorded owner of the property.
(c)Prior to recordation of the lien, the Town Manager shall serve a copy of the report provide d
under subsection (b) above on the property owner, along with notice to the property owner that
a lien in the amounts stated in the report will be filed against the subject property in the Count y
Recorder's Office.
(d)The notice set forth in subsection (c) above shall be served in the same manner as summons
in a civil action in accordance with Code of Civil Procedure section 415.10 et seq. if the owner
of record, after diligent search cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a cop y
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thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of ten (10) days and publicatio n
thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in Santa Clara County.
Following proper notice to the owner of record as provided in subsection (d) above, the Town
Manager's report and a copy of the administrative or abatement order shall be recorded as a
lien with the County Recorder. Once recorded, the administrative order shall have the forc e
and effect and priority of a judgment lien governed by the provision of section 697.340 of the
Code of Civil Procedure and may be extended as provided in sections 683.110 to 683.220,
inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Interest at the legal rate per year shall accrue on the principal amount of the lien until satisfie d
pursuant to law.
A lien pursuant to this section may be foreclosed by an action brought by the Town for a
money judgment.
Section 1.30.100
Special Assessment Procedure
(a) As an alternative to the procedure authorized by section 1.30.085, there is hereby established
a procedure for making the administrative penalties and costs imposed by the Hearing Officer
pursuant to this Article or abatement and related administrative costs a special assessmen t
against the subject real property.
(b) Upon determination by the Town Manager or the Hearing Officer that the administrative
penalty, administrative cost and/or interest imposed by the Hearing Officer has not bee n
satisfied in full within ninety (90) days and/or not been successfully challenged by a timely
appeal, the Town Manager shall prepare and file with the Town Council a report stating th e
amounts due and owing, the date of the administrative order or abatement order, the street
address, legal description and assessor's parcel number of the subject property, and the nam e
and address of the recorded owner of the property.
(c)Prior to the imposing of the special assessment, the Town Manager shall serve a copy of the
report provided under subsection (b) above on the property owner, along with notice that th e
property may be sold after three years by the County of Santa Clara tax collector for unpaid
delinquent assessments. Such notice shall be served by certified mail to the property owner.
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 ten (10) day s
and publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in Santa Clara County.
The tax collector's power of sale shall not be affected by the failure of the property owner to
receive notice.
(d)The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinar y
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 assessment relates has bee n
transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fid e
(e)
(f)
(g)
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encumbrance 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 assessment shall not result i n
a lien against the real property but instead shall be transferred to the unsecured roll fo r
collection.
(e) Interest shall accrue on the principal amount of the assessment until satisfied pursuant to law.
The Town may, subject to the requirements applicable to the sale of property pursuant t o
section 3691 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, conduct a sale of vacant residential develope d
property for which the payment of the assessment is delinquent.
Notices or instruments relating to the administrative order, abatement order or special
assessment shall be entitled to recordation.
Section 1.30.105
Satisfaction of Lien / Special Assessment
Once payment in full is received by the Town for outstanding penalties and costs, the Director o f
Finance shall:
(a) With respect to a lien, either record a notice of satisfaction or provide the property owner or
financial institution with a notice of satisfaction so they may record this notice with the Offic e
of the County Recorder. Such notice of satisfaction shall cancel the Town's lien; or
(b)With respect to a special assessment, provide written notice to the County of Santa Clara ta x
collector that the special assessment amount has been paid in full and should no longer b e
imposed against the subject property. Such written notice shall cancel the Town's special
assessment.
SECTION IV
If any of the provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or property i s
held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance ar e
declared to be severable.
SECTION V
Any judicial review of this ordinance shall be by writ of mandate, under Code of Civil Procedure
1085. Any action or proceeding seeking to attack, review, set aside, void or annul this ordinance shal l
be commenced within 90 days after adoption of this ordinanc e
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los
(f)
(g)
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Gatos on February 17, 2004 and adopted by the following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Lo s
Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on March 1, 2004. This
ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES:
Sandy Decker, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Mike Wasserman,
Mayor Steve Glickman.
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATO S
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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