Findings.

Riverside Municipal Code § 6.11.010

in effect

6.11.010 - Findings. The City Council finds as follows: A. Vacant buildings are a major cause and source of blight in both residential and nonresidential neighborhoods, especially when the owner of the building fails to actively maintain and manage the building to ensure that it does not adversely affect the neighborhood. B. Vacant buildings attract vagrants, gang members and other criminals and are prime locations to conduct illegal criminal activities. C. Vacant buildings are extremely vulnerable to being set on fire by transients or others using the property illegally. D. Vacant buildings pose serious threats to the public's health and safety and therefore are declared to be public nuisances. E. It is the responsibility of property owners to prevent owned property from becoming a burden to the neighborhood and community and a threat to the public health, safety or welfare. F. Vacant buildings (whether or not those buildings are boarded, substandard or unkempt buildings) discourage economic development and hamper appreciation of property values. (Ord. 6969 § 1, 2007)

Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT6HESA_CH6.11MAREVANEBU_6.11.010FIFetched: 11/1/2026