HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1367 ORDINANCE NO. 1367
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BALDWIIN PARK AMENDING SECTION 150.250 ET SEQ. OF
THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING
VACANT AND ABANDONED PROPERTY REGRISTRATION
WHEREAS, the City Council enacted Ordinance 1325 in 2009 which required
registration of vacant and distressed properties as a mechanism to protect
neighborhoods and commercial areas from becoming blighted; and
WHEREAS, by enacting Ordinance 1325, the City sought to require the maintenance
and security of abandoned and vacated property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to expand registration to all distressed
properties in the City in order to provide a proactive program of inspection and
maintenance of said properties;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park does hereby
ordain:
SECTION 1. Subsection 150.251 "DEFINITIONS" shall be amended as follows:
"ABANDONED. A property that is:
(1) Vacant;
(2) Under a current notice of default;
(3) Pending a tax assessor's lien sale;
(4) Under a notice of trustee's sale;
(5) Has been the subject of a foreclosure sale where the title was retained by the
beneficiary of a deed of trust involved in the foreclosure; or
(6) Has been transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure."
SECTION 2. Subsection 150.253 "REGISTRATION" shall be amended as follows:
"Any beneficiary/trustee who holds a deed of trust secured by a property located within
the city which is abandoned shall, within ten days, register the property with the
Planning Manager, or his/her designee, on forms provided by the City.
(A) If the property is occupied but remains in default, then it shall be inspected by the
beneficiary/trustee, or an agent/designee of the beneficiary/ trustee and shall be
deemed abandoned, and the beneficiary/trustee shall, within ten days register
the property with the Planning Manager, or his/her designee, on forms provided
by the city."
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SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty days after final approval and
shall be caused to be published by the City Clerk's Office.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ORDAINED this 7th day of January, 2015.
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MAN , " LOZANO
MAYOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, ALEJANDRA AVILA, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance 1367 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on December 17, 2014, and was adopted by the City Council at its regular
meeting held on January 7, 2015, by the following vote of Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER(S): Garcia, Pacheco, Rubio, Mayor Pro Tem Baca,
Mayor Lozano
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER(S):
None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER(S): None.
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER(S): None.
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ALEIANDRAA ILA
CITY CLERK