CC RES 2026-039 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-39
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 $22,249.65, TO RECOVER ABATEMENT
COSTS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2064
GALERITA DRIVE (APN 7550-004-025) (CASE NO.
CBLD2022-0027).
WHEREAS, in April 2022, the City's Code Enforcement Division provided written
notification to the property owner, John A. McCowan, that the subject property was in
violation of Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) § 8.24.060, which included
unpermitted construction, expired permits, an inoperable vehicle, an accumulation of junk,
refuse, rubbish, lumber, and similar debris located on the subject property; and
WHEREAS, the Code Enforcement Division sent additional notices to the property
owner to bring the subject property into compliance in September 2022, March 2024, and
September 2024. The City's Code Enforcement Division issued a Final Notice of Violation
to the property owner in October 2024; and
WHEREAS, in March 2025, after no progress, to achieve voluntary compliance on
the part of the property owner of the subject property to address the violation, the matter
was forwarded to the City Attorney's Office for further enforcement action resulting in the
issuance of a Notice and Order to Abate a Public Nuisance and a Notice of Intention to
Abate and Remove an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicle or parts to
the property owner in October 2025; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to RPVMC § 8.24.080, within 10 days after the date of
service of a notice and order the owner, agent of the owner, lessee, occupant, or person
in possession of the property who may have been served with a notice and order, or any
person interested in the property affected by such notice and order, may appeal to the
City Council. No appeal was filed by the property owner or interested party; and
WHEREAS, following the deadline for the voluntary compliance provided in the
Notice and Order Abate, the City Attorney's Office proceeded with obtaining a warrant
from the Los Angeles County Superior Court in order to allow the City to abate the
nuisance on the property, which was granted in January 2026; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2026,the City's Code Enforcement Division proceeded
with executing the signed abatement warrant, by abating all junk, refuse, rubbish, lumber,
and similar debris and abatement of the abandoned vehicle on the subject property was
also completed on this day in coordination with Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department;
and
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; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RPVMC § 8.24.110 of the RPVMC, the Code Enforcement
Division 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 and
WHEREAS, in March 3, 2026, pursuant to RPVMC § 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 $22,249.65; and
WHEREAS, in April 30, 2026 pursuant to RPVMC § 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 May 19, 2026; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2026, 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 2064
Galerita Drive (APN: 7550-004-025) 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
abatement costs in the amount of $22,249.65 and to direct 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 for the property located at 2064 Galerita Drive (APN: 7550-004-
025).
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 May, 2026.
Pau Seo, Mayor
ATTEST:
er a T kaoka, 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. 2026-39 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on May 19, 2026.
er ^ aoka, City Clerk
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CITY OF „AinL111RANCHO PALOS VERDES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
ITEMIZED ACCOUNT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS
March 3, 2026
Attachment A
OWNER OF RECORD: John A. Mccown, as Trustee of The John
A. McGowan Trust
ACCESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 7550-004-025
PROPERTY VIOLATION: RPVMC § 8.24.060(A)(3) - maintaining
the accumulation of junk, trash, debris.
rubbish. garbage. lumber. scrap metal.
concrete. asphalt. tin cans. tires. piles of
earth or salvage materials which are
visible from the public right-of-way or
adjoining property.
RPVMC § 8.24.060(A)(5}, maintaining
abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or
inoperative vehicles that are not stored
within a fully enclosed structure.
SCOPE OF WORK: Contract with qualified company for the
removal of junk, trash, debris, rubbish,
and miscellaneous items and
equipment from being stored on the
Property, including construction
equipment and salvage materials: and
remove all inoperable, abandoned
vehicles.
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Attachment A
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COST SUMMARY
Costs and legal fees associated with pursuit of Nuisance
Abatem
ent. $1,627.50
Costs associated with abatement of nuisance by
contractor, Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. $17,243.50
Costs associated with abatement of nuisance by
$1,844.00
contractor, Van Lingen Towing, Inc.
Costs for City Staff time for abatement of nuisance. Cost
includes abatement/Inspections: 18 hours and 15 mins of $1,534.65
City Staff time
Total Cost to be Assessed: $22,249.65
The above costs were incurred by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in abatement of a
public nuisance at the property located at 2064 Galerita Dr. (APN 7550-004-025 ).
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Brittany Rena, Code Enforcement Officer
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Attachment A
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