No net fiscal impact. The costs of abatement totalling $1,462.44 will be added to the tax roll as a special assessment and will be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary County property taxes are collected.

Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Article 14-6.4 and Government Code Section 25845 authorize the recovery of abatement costs in public nuisance cases, the recordation of a Notice of Abatement Lien, and inclusion of abatement costs on the tax roll as a special assessment upon approval of the Board of Supervisors.  
  
The Notice and Order to Abate was posted on the above-referenced property for a vacant structure whose premises contain waste, rubbish, debris and excessive vegetation, and was also served on the property owner and all persons known to be in possession of the property by certified mail on January 11, 2010.  
  
The property owner did not file an appeal. The County Abatement Officer abated the nuisance on March 11, 2010.  
  
The property owner was billed for the actual cost of the abatement and all administrative costs. The bill was sent by first-class mail and certified mail to the property owner on April 7, 2010. The property owner did not pay the bill within 45 days of the date of mailing. The property was subsequently sold and a second bill was sent by first-class mail and certified mail to the new property owner on September 22, 2010. The new property owner did not pay the bill within 45 days of the date of mailing.   
  
Notice of this Cost Hearing was sent to the property owner by certified mail by the Clerk of the Board. For proof of service, see Clerk of the Board at 651 Pine Street, Room 106, Martinez, CA.

If not approved, the County will not be able to recover costs totalling $1,462.44 for abatement of code violations for this property.

Not applicable

REMOVED from consideration as recommended by the County Building Official, who reports the property has changed ownership.