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RESOLUTION NO. 2008- 50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, SETTING A FEE
FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ABANDONED
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH
ORDINANCE NO. 1252
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, adopted
Ordinance No. 1252, adding Chapter 8.60 to the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code
regarding abandoned residential property registration; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and purpose of the City Council to establish an
abandoned residential property registration program as a mechanism to protect
residential neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate
maintenance and security of abandoned properties; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance allows the City to take direct action to maintain
properties and provides a procedure in which the property owner will be required to
reimburse the City for such costs; and
WHEREAS, Section 8.60.040 (0) of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code
requires a fee to be charged for the registration of abandoned properties; and
WHEREAS, if the property is found vacant or shows evidence of vacancy
at which time it is deemed abandoned, and the trustee, within ten (10) days of that
inspection, register the property with the Building Official or his designee on forms
provided by the City; and
WHEREAS, an annual registration fee shall accompany the registration
form where the fee will be valid for one year in which the registration was initially
required; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.32 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code provides
for fee and service charge revenue, and does allow for the City to recover a percentage
of all "costs reasonably borne"; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a policy of recovering the full
costs reasonably borne of providing special services and sets for the costs to be
recovered for the registration of abandoned properties at $71.00.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this 13th day of ay 2008.
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VIAN M. MUNSON, CITY CLERK
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
L HICKMAN, MAYOR
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, VIVIAN M. MUNSON, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby
certify that Resolution No. 2008-50 was adopted by the City Council of the City
of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on ~he 13th day of Mav 2008. and that the
same was adopted by the following vote: i
AYES:
Mayor Daryl Hickman, Mayor Pro Tern Genie Kelley,
Councilmembers Thomas Buckley, Robert Magee and
Robert Schiffner
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
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V IAN M. MUNSON
CITY CLERK
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