Mission Statement for Simi Valley, or all Poor People Watch Out!


Simi Valley, Ca. City Council is the Tasteful Arbitrator of Life

or how to lose your home in Simi Valley


Subject:Purpose of Simi Valley Code Enforcement

excerpts of the actual law as written


Date: June 2, 2002

Here is the mission statement of Simi Valley in it's fight against the evil of poverty....... my roof has fallen victim of their campaign to be perfect, even though my roof has nothing wrong with it's functions, nor is it egregious to any extent whatsoever, and plenty of ugly houses exist around my neigborhood, and on public main streets......

I however have been singled by the long greedy hand of Simi Valley Code Enforcement because my house does not "match" my neighbor's. I have flowers in my tiny useless front yard. Therefore I am correct in covering my ground properly as required by Code Enforcement LAW, modesty I guess in the eyes of someone. I was told I do not match the "lush lawns" of my neighbors. At that time there were multitudes of dead lawns, weeds, dirt showing, broken fences, broken blocks in walls, and a total lack of so called landscaping everywhere. In fact, the person who complains endlessly about me, and her neighbor just now put down nice sod a few weeks ago, after years of horrible yards. Trash cans used to be rampant out front....
(I had received a notice for my flowers a few years ago, until the code enforcement officer saw the flowers and apologized, after I gave myself almost a massive heart attack from fear of losing my life's blood, my garden).

I think using the system of "enforcing" codes based only on complaints has worked beautifully, for my hateful neighbors, who have never bothered to even know me. Look around and wonder, less than 300 people have been in trouble since 1998 for violations, how are they picked?

The goal? "(c)To establish standards for property maintenance that reasonably relate to the proper exercise of police power to protect the health,safety, and general welfare of the public."

They are chosen solely by uninformed citizens, who file a complaint regardless of the true intent of the person filing! Imagine, my roof has managed to be a public nuisance without any criminal actions, and not even meeting the cities own make "money for the city" laws. Here is part of this code passed because they want to, not by popular vote.

Wait till you see what a "median person" earning over $50,000 can get from this city. That will be on the next page. I earned about $7,000 a year at best, borrowed $41,000 in student loans with interest incurred daily to just get my degree. I am told to get a new roof in 30 days to satisfy a neighbor.

I am being fined $100 a day for not complying by taking their permits, and loans.. I am unemployed,and still in pain from a broken ankle.........I owe a $41,000 second on my house already, just to survive. The City of Simi Valley considers a family poor under $50,250 dollars. I am told I have to buy a new roof, even though I do not need one, and will suffer criminal penalities, loss of my house.


Here is it hot from their City of Simi Valley, web site.


Over the past several years, various neighborhoods and areas in the City have witnessed a marked decline in the maintenance and appearance of a number of parcels of real property. These deteriorated properties have become eyesores, have adversely affected adjacent property values, and have had a negative impact on the quality of life in the City. This chapter is intended to address egregious cases of inadequate property maintenance while balancing that effort with the rights of the owners of private property. In pursuit of that intent, this chapter is to establish enforceable minimum maintenance standards for single-family residential, multi-residential, commercial, and industrial properties for each of the following purposes:


(a) To enhance and promote the maintenance of real property, improve the livability, appearance, and the social and economic conditions of the community;


b) To ensure that real properties do not reach a state of deterioration or disrepair so as to cause the depreciation of the value of surrounding property or be materially detrimental to nearby properties and improvements; and


(c) To establish standards for property maintenance that reasonably relate to the proper exercise of police powerto protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.


(� 3, Ord. 921, eff. July 2, 1998)


Title 5 PUBLIC WELFARE


Chapter 36 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE


5-36.104 Maintenance requirements for residences.



Any person owning, renting, occupying, or having charge of any single-family residential property, or any homeowners association responsible for maintenance of property, shall maintain the property in accordance with the following minimum standards. Failure to comply with any of these minimum standards shall constitute a violation of this code.

(a) Except for walks and driveways, all front, rear, and side yards shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, ground cover, plants, flowers, decorative rock, redwood bark, and/or lawn.


(b) All landscaping shall be regularly maintained, including but not limited to irrigation, pruning of trees, trimming of shrubs, and cutting of lawns.


(c) Property shall be free of overgrown or dead vegetation, including but not limited to lawns, weeds, trees, limbs,or leaves. Weeds include sage brush, dry grass, chaparral, and any other brush or vegetation which becomes a fire menace when dry.


(d) Property shall be free of trash, litter, debris, packing boxes, lumber, construction material, solid waste, salvage materials, appliances, machinery, equipment, any furniture (except for furniture specifically designed for outdooruse), including but not limited to, furniture on porches, balconies, sun decks, and all yards, and any other personal property causing an unsightly appearance or nuisance.


(e) All improvements on the property, including but not limited to buildings, garages, carports, porches, gates,fences, walls, doors, windows, roofs and gutters, basins, and drainage facilities shall be painted/preserved and maintained in good repair and safe condition free of significant surface cracks, missing materials, warping, or dryrot. Paint or preservatives shall not be in a state of peeling or cracking. Awnings shall be free of tears or rips.


(f) Walkways on private property, driveways, and other improved surfaces shall be maintained in good repair and safe condition.


(g) Property shall be free from infestation of termites, insects, vermin, or rodents.


(h) Swimming pools and spas shall be maintained in a good condition, being regularly treated with chlorine or bromine compounds or other methods to prevent the deterioration of the pool or spa or its contents.


(� 3, Ord. 921, eff. July 2, 1998)


5-36.107 Maintaining public nuisances prohibited.


Any landowner or person leasing, occupying, directly controlling, or having possession of any property in this City as described in Sections 5-36.103 through 5-36.106 of this chapter, shall be declared to be maintaining a public/attractive nuisance. It shall not be the intent of the City that this chapter shall preempt any private nuisance action or any and all other legal remedies available toprivate parties to abate such nuisances.


(� 3, Ord. 921, eff. July 2, 1998)


5-36.109 Abatement work--Extension of time.


Upon receipt of a written request from any person required to comply with the order, the Director of Community services may grant an extension of time within which to complete the abatement, if the Director determines that such an extension of time will not create or perpetuate imminent danger to life or property. The Director of Community Services shall have the authority to place reasonable conditions on any such extensions.


(� 3, Ord. 921, eff. July 2, 1998)


5-36.111 Performance of abatement--City authority.


Should the nuisance not be abated in conformance with the notice and order, abatement of the nuisance may be performed, in the discretion of the Director of Community Services and as authorized by law, by the City, by a contractor retained pursuant to the provisions of this code, or the abatement of the nuisance may be accomplished in any other manner authorized by law.


5-36.112 Entering property for abatement work.


The Director of Community Services may enter upon private property to abate the nuisance as authorized by law.


No person shall obstruct, impede, or interfere with any officer, employee, contractor, or authorized representative of the City whenever such person is engaged in the work of abatement, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,or in performing any necessary act preliminary to or incidental to such work, as authorized or directed pursuant to this chapter.


� 3, Ord. 921, eff. July 2, 1998)


The end of this page, but hardly the end of Sim Valley Code enforcemen's constitutionally illegal program to fill the city coffers one way or the other. Feel free to email me. Remember when you only enforce the law in a vengeful, cruel, unusual illegal, manner for private or public gain, you have no law. You are dismantling the safegauards of our system, and it can be done to you too. My roof does not leak, nor does it harbor rodents, dry rot, or buckle, it matched none of the required criteria for a problem. I am unemployed, owe $41,000 in student loans, and the city wants a new roof, just to please my neighbors, and the cities fees.I live below the federal poverty. Only complaints made by other people are enforced, regardless of lack of evidence, no court hearing, no public hearing, just because Simi Valley said so....


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