TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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Continued Public Hearing to consider Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 04-26 adding Chapter 8.38 of Title 8 ("Health and Safety") to the Orange Municipal Code relating to maintenance and security standards for unoccupied or abandoned properties and adoption of fees and fines for regulations, monitoring and progressive administrative citations (Continued from May 26, 2026)
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2. SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance will help the City reduce the negative secondary impacts associated with unoccupied and abandoned properties, including community blight, nuisance conditions, criminal activity, health, safety, and welfare hazards. The ordinance establishes maintenance and security standards for unoccupied and abandoned properties, creates a monitoring program to ensure compliance, and provides enforcement mechanisms to address neglected and unmaintained sites. It authorizes the imposition of monitoring and response fees to recover City staff time spent investigating violations, and it provides for civil penalties and summary abatement procedures when necessary. The companion Resolution will set the amount of fees and fines for regulations, monitoring and progressive administrative citations relating to unoccupied or abandoned properties.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 04-26. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange adding Chapter 8.38 to the Orange Municipal Code relating to the maintenance and security standards for unoccupied or abandoned properties.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 11687. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange amending the City's Master Fee Schedule setting the amount of fees and fines for regulations, monitoring and progressive administrative...
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