Confirmation of Costs Hearing
San Diego Municipal Code § 13.0302
in effect§13.0302 Confirmation of Costs Hearing
(a) After the City has abated a public nuisance, the Director shall request the City Manager to schedule a confirmation of costs hearing in accordance with the administrative enforcement hearing procedures set forth in Division 4, Article 2 of Chapter 1. A confirmation of cost hearing is also appropriate if the City incurred abatement preparation costs before a Responsible Person voluntarily abated the public nuisance.
(b) A notice of the date, time and place of the confirmation of costs hearing shall be served on the Responsible Person at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the scheduled hearing by any one of the methods set forth in Section 11.0301.
(c) A copy of the report describing the work performed and an itemized account of the total abatement costs prepared pursuant to Section 12.0606 of this Chapter shall also be served on the Responsible Person at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the scheduled hearing by any one of the methods set forth in Section 11.0301.
(d) The Enforcement Hearing Officer at the confirmation of costs hearing shall limit the scope of review to the Director’s report describing the work performed and the itemized account of costs together with any objections to its accuracy. The Enforcement Hearing Officer may make such revisions, corrections or modifications in the report or the account as may be just and reasonable.
(e) The Enforcement Hearing Officer may issue an order which assesses the costs as either a personal obligation against the Responsible Person or a special assessment against the real property abated by the City.
(f) At the confirmation of costs hearing, the Enforcement Hearing Officer shall not consider evidence regarding the merits of the previous abatement hearing or review the decision ordering the administrative or summary abatement.
(g) The Enforcement Hearing Officer’s order confirming or modifying the amount of costs incurred by the City in performing the abatement shall be final.
(“Confirmation of Costs Hearing” added 8–10–1993 by O–17956 N.S.)
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/MuniCodeChapter01/Ch01Art03Division03.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026