TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Beth Lindauer, Community Development Director
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Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 15 (Nuisances) of the Red Bluff Municipal Code by Adding Article II Establishing Judicial Receivership Proceedings for Chronic Nuisance Properties.
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Introduce and waive the first reading of Ordinance 1100 amending Chapter 15 (Nuisances) of the Red Bluff Municipal Code by adding Article II establishing procedures for judicial receivership proceedings for chronic nuisance properties.
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SUMMARY:
California Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7 authorizes local agencies to petition the Superior Court for the appointment of a judicial receiver to rehabilitate or abate qualifying substandard properties when traditional enforcement methods have proven ineffective. Judicial receivership is intended to serve as a remedy of last resort for properties that present ongoing public health and safety concerns and where continued administrative enforcement is unlikely to achieve timely compliance.
Although the City already possesses authority under state law to pursue judicial receivership, the Red Bluff Municipal Code does not currently establish local procedures or administrative findings governing when and how that authority should be exercised. Adoption of Article II provides a clear framework that identifies eligibility criteria, required findings, internal authorization procedures, and cost recovery provisions, while preserving the City's discretion to use receivership only when warranted.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On July 18, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1074, establishing Chapter 15 (Nuisances) of the Red Bluff Municipal Code. The ordinance provides the legal framework for the City's Code Enforcement Officer to identify, investigate, and pursue compliance for properties that constitute a public ...
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