CC RES 2025-059 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONFIRMING
THE REPORT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS
AND AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, IN
THE FORM OF A LIEN IN THE AMOUNT OF
$27,897.78,TO RECOVER ABATEMENT COSTS ON
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 PEPPERTREE DRIVE
(APN 7572-007-015) (CASE NO. CPM2024-0048)
WHEREAS, in March 2024, the City's Code Enforcement Division notified the
owner, Peppertree Group LLC, of the property located at Assessor Parcel Number(APN):
7572-007-015, in writing, that the subject property was in violation of Section 8.24.060 of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code ("RPVMC") related to an accumulation of junk,
refuse, rubbish, lumber, and similar debris viewable from the public right-of-way and
neighboring properties;
WHEREAS, the City determined that the accumulation of junk, refuse, rubbish,
lumber, and similar debris constituted a public nuisance, pursuant to RPVMC §§ 8.24.060
and 8.24.070;
WHEREAS, in March 2024, May 28, 2024, and August 20, 2024, Code
Enforcement Division Staff issued multiple notices to the property owner requesting
compliance with RPVMC §§ 8.24.060 and 8.24.070 provisions;
WHEREAS, in January 2025, the property owner was provided with a Notice to
Abate which provided the property owner with thirty (30) days to address the nuisance by
abating all of the junk, rubbish, refuse, lumber, and related debris;
WHEREAS, following the deadline for voluntary compliance provided in the Notice
to Abate, the City Attorney's Office proceeded with obtaining a warrant from Los Angeles
County Superior Court in order to allow the City to abate the public nuisance on the
property;
WHEREAS, in March, 2025, the City obtained a signed abatement warrant from the
Los Angeles County Superior Court;
WHEREAS, in March 2025, the City's Code Enforcement Division proceeded with
executing the signed abatement warrant, by abating all junk, refuse, rubbish, lumber, and
similar debris and all other public nuisance conditions surrounding neighboring properties;
WHEREAS, California Government Code §§ 38773 and 38773.5 and Chapter 8.24
of the RPVMC authorize the City Council to assess all costs incurred for abatement of
violations which constitute a public nuisance as a lien against said property;
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WHEREAS, pursuant to § 8.24.110 of the RPVMC, the Code Enforcement Division
Staff prepared an itemized report of the costs incurred during the abatement of the
violation of the above referenced site, including the pursuit of legal action, which is
attached hereto as Attachment "A";
WHEREAS, in July 2025, pursuant to § 8.24.120 of the RPVMC, the City provided
notice to the property owner via publication in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News that the
placement of a lien upon the property would be considered by the City Council at its
meeting on August 19, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in July, 2025, pursuant to § 8.24.110 of the RPVMC, the property
owner was duly notified via certified mail of the Community Development Department's
costs associated with the nuisance abatement, totaling $27,897.78;
WHEREAS, on August 19, 2025, pursuant to §§ 8.24.120 and 8.24.130 of the
RPVMC, the City Council held a properly noticed hearing regarding the assessment of
the abatement cost, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be
heard and present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The City Council finds that the costs incurred by the Community
Development Department to abate the public nuisance on property located at 4
Peppertree Drive (APN: 7572-007-015), Rancho Palos Verdes are reasonable and correct,
and hereby confirms the Code Enforcement Officer's Itemized Account of Nuisance
Abatement Costs, attached hereto as Attachment "A."
Section 2: The City Council hereby directs Staff to submit to the Los Angeles
County Auditor/Controller for collection in the next applicable tax roll year the confirmed
Nuisance Abatement Costs in the amount of $27,897.78 for the property located at 4
Peppertree Drive (APN: 7572-007-015), Rancho Palos Verdes. The City Council further
directs the City Attorney and the Finance Director to prepare and cause to be recorded in
the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder appropriate notices of liens which
document the amount of Nuisance Abatement Costs assessed against the subject
property.
Section 3: Interested parties are hereby notified that the time within which judicial
review of this decision must be sought, if available, is governed by § 1094.6 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 19th day of August 2025.
David Bradley, - or
ATTEST:
e Taka ka, City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2025-59 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 19, 2025.
'res Taka •IK , City Clerk
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