Declaration of Purpose
San Diego Municipal Code § 54.0301
in effect§54.0301 Declaration of Purpose
The Council of the City of San Diego finds and declares that:
(a) Vacant lots attract littering, dumping, and nuisance activity and create public nuisances in the community when these conditions exist.
(b) Vacant structures attract vagrants, gang members and other criminals as prime locations to conduct illegal criminal activities.
(c) Vacant structures are extremely vulnerable to being set on fire by unauthorized persons.
(d) Vacant structures which are boarded or are located on properties with code and public nuisance violations cause deterioration and instability in neighborhoods.
(e) Vacant structures located on a property which is foreclosed or under a current Notice of Default, Trustee’s Sale, or Tax Lien Sale often fall into disrepair, attract nuisance activity and crime, decrease property values, and are a burden to the City of San Diego’s resources, making it necessary to ensure that accurate ownership information and contacts are provided to the City so that proper maintenance and security measures are implemented on these properties.
(f) Immediate abatement and rehabilitation of vacant structures and vacant lots where code or public nuisance violations exist is necessary and can be accomplished by using the judicial or administrative procedures found in this Code.
(Amended 5–28–1996 by O–18301 N.S.)
(Amended 10-10-2012 by O-20203 N.S.; effective 11-9-2012.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter05/Ch05Art04Division03.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026