§ 14-6.410. Nuisance declared.

A county abatement officer may declare a public nuisance for any reason specified in this code. Once a public nuisance is declared, the county abatement 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 Contra Costa County Ordinance Code. The violation has been declared a public nuisance by the (county abatement 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 10 (days) or other reasonable period)     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 county may order its abatement by public employees, private contractor, or other means. The cost of said abatement, if not paid, may be levied and assessed against the property as a special assessment lien and may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, subject to the same penalties, procedures and sale in case of delinquency.

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 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the following address:

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
County of Contra Costa
651 Pine Street, 1st Floor
Martinez, CA 94553

One who is legally indigent may obtain a waiver of the appeal fee. Upon timely receipt of the appeal and accompanying fee, or waiver, the Clerk of the Board will cause the matter to be set for hearing before the Board of Supervisors 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 county officer issuing this notice at the address or telephone number listed below.

ISSUANCE DATE: ________

 
_____

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

(Ord. 88-88 § 2).