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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 9/22/2025 Item No.: 9.c. Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Consider a request to perform an abatement for unresolved violations of City Code at 1765 Chatsworth Street 1 2 Background 3 The subject property is an occupied, single-family home. Current violations related to the abatement 4 request include: 5 Outside storage of inoperable vehicles (boat/trailer and passenger vehicle), furniture, household 6 appliances, and misc. Junk (407.02.G, 407.03.I 407.04.A,D) 7 8 Staff received a complaint regarding vehicles, boats, household items and other items stored outside 9 this residence on July 24, 2025. Staff visited the property and confirmed the violation. A door hanger 10 was left on site detailing the violations and a timeline for correction. Staff conducted an additional 11 inspection on August 4. Staff found no corrections or progress, and in addition, an unsecured refrigerator 12 was in the driveway. Staff secured the doors to the appliance to prevent any entry to the interior 13(502.03). A letter was drafted and sent to the property. A subsequent inspection was performed on 14 August 18, 2025, again, showing no progress toward code compliance. Community Development staff, 15 assisted by RV PD (CN#RV25029172), delivered a City Council hearing notification on September 12, 16 2025. Staff received a phone call from the resident after the posting was placed. The resident expressed 17 her extreme unhappiness with city staff's actions, but offered no intent to resolve the code violations. 18 She stated that she planned to be in attendance at the public hearing. Staff previously addressed the 19 same/similar violations at this property in 2023 as part of the Neighborhood Enhancement Program. In 20 2023, the vehicle was in violation for not displaying current registration. The same vehicle now has a flat 21 tire and continues not to display current registration. A timeline of staff's actions is included with this 22 report in Attachment 2, cited City Code sections are provided as Attachment 3, and staff 23 correspondence and photos are included in Attachment 4. 24 25 As of the writing of this Request for Council Action, no progress related to any noted violation or code 26 compliance has been observed on this property. A status update will be provided during the hearing. 27 28 Policy Objectives 29 The abatement of public nuisances is necessary to protect the public's comfort, repose, health and 30 safety. 31 32 Equity Impact Summary 33 Equity impacts related to this request have not been evaluated. 34 35 Budget Implications 36 The estimated costs of the proposed abatement include the following: 37 Page 1 of 2 Qbhf!2:!pg!558