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SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES: Sec. A1-38. Enforcement.

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A1-38. Enforcement.

(a) If a public nuisance is not abated by the date indicated in the abatement order issued by the Board of Supervisors, the County is authorized to do any or all of the following:

(1) Abate the nuisance.

(2) Hire a third party to abate the nuisance.

(3) Record a notice with the County Clerk-Recorder stating that a public nuisance exists on the property.

(4) Seek a court order through the Office of the County Counsel or Office of the District Attorney requiring the property owner or possessor to abate the public nuisance.

(b) County employees and officials may enter onto private or public property for purposes of implementing this chapter, including but not limited to inspecting the property and abating the public nuisance. Where the County has contracted with a third party, the third party is authorized to enter onto private or public property to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including but not limited to inspecting the property and abating the public nuisance.

(Ord. No. NS-300.735, § 1, 10-19-04)

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