(a) 
In order to further the stated goals of the city and to protect its citizens and their property from conditions which are offensive or annoying to the senses, detrimental to property values and community appearance, or injurious to the health, safety or welfare of the general public in such ways as to be a nuisance, the city council has determined that an ordinance is necessary to effectively abate or prevent the development of such conditions in this community.
(b) 
It is the intention of the city council, in adopting the ordinance codified in this chapter, to set forth guidelines for determining what conditions constitute a nuisance; to establish a method for giving notice of the conditions and an opportunity to correct them; and finally, in the event the nuisance is not corrected, to provide a procedure for a hearing and determination of the facts and manner in which the conditions shall be corrected or removed.
(c) 
It is the purpose of the provisions of this chapter to provide a just, equitable and practical method, to be cumulative with and in addition to any other remedy available at law, whereby lands or buildings which are dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, cluttered with weeds, debris, or abandoned machinery or equipment, or are menace to life, limb, health, morals, property, safety and the general welfare of the people of this city or which tend to constitute a fire hazard or a nuisance may be required to be repaired, vacated, demolished, made safe, or cleaned up by removal of the offensive conditions.
(d) 
In addition to the abatement procedures provided herein, this chapter declares certain conditions to be public nuisances and provides that such conditions are unlawful and that violations are a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
Each of the following conditions is declared to constitute a public nuisance, and whenever the hearing officer or planning commission determines that any of such conditions exist upon any premises, they may require or provide for the abatement thereof pursuant to this chapter and make the costs of abatement a lien upon the property:
(1) 
Any public nuisance known in law or in equity jurisprudence;
(2) 
Buildings which are abandoned, partially destroyed, or unsafe as defined in the adopted Uniform Building Code, or left in an unreasonable state of partial construction. An unreasonable state of partial construction is defined as any unfinished building or structure which has been in the course of construction two years or more, and where the appearance and other conditions of the unfinished building or structure substantially detracts from the appearance of the immediate neighborhood or reduces the property values in the immediate neighborhood;
(3) 
Unpainted buildings and those having dry rot, warping, or termite infestation. Buildings on which the condition of the paint has become so deteriorated as to permit decay, excessive checking, cracking, peeling, chalking, dry rot, warping, or termite infestation so as to render the buildings unsightly and in a state of disrepair;
(4) 
Broken windows constituting hazardous conditions and inviting trespassers and malicious mischief;
(5) 
Building exteriors, walls, fences, driveways, sidewalks, and walkways which are maintained in such condition as to become so defective, unsightly, or in such condition of deterioration or disrepair that the same causes depreciation of the values of surrounding property or is materially detrimental to nearby properties and improvements;
(6) 
The accumulation of dirt, litter, or debris in vestibules, doorways, or the adjoining sidewalks of a building;
(7) 
Lumber, junk, trash, garbage, salvage materials, rubbish, refuse, rubble, broken asphalt, concrete, containers, scrap metal or other debris stored or deposited on a property such that they are visible from a public street, alley, or adjoining property;
(8) 
Attractive nuisances dangerous to children, including abandoned, broken, or neglected equipment and machinery; hazardous pools, ponds, and excavations; abandoned wells, shafts, or basements; abandoned refrigerators or motor vehicles; any structurally unsound fence or structure; or any other lumber, trash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, fence, debris, or vegetation which may prove a hazard for inquisitive minors;
(9) 
Abandoned, discarded or unused furniture, stoves, sinks, toilets, cabinets, or other household appliances or fixtures or equipment stored so as to be visible at ground level from a public street or alley or from adjoining property;
(10) 
Construction equipment, supplies, materials, or machinery of any type or description parked or stored in any zone other than the M-1 manufacturing district, except while excavation, construction or demolition operations covered by an active building permit are in progress on the subject property or an adjoining property. The foregoing is not meant to prohibit the use and storage of shopsmiths and tablesaws that are customarily incidental and accessory to residential hobby or home improvement use when stored out of view at ground level from a public street or alley or from adjoining property;
(11) 
Improper maintenance of signs relating to uses no longer conducted or products no longer sold on the property;
(12) 
Maintenance of property so out of harmony or conformity with the maintenance standards of adjacent properties as to cause substantial diminution of the enjoyment, use or property values of such adjacent properties;
(13) 
Vehicles parked in the open space area of front yards in a residential zone except when such vehicles are operative, have current licensing and are parked on a paved drive approach to a required garage or other permitted driveway or on a fully paved narrow side yard strip adjacent thereto;
(14) 
Property maintained in relation to others so as to establish a prevalence of depreciated values, impaired investments, and social and economic maladjustments to such an extent that the capacity to pay taxes is reduced and tax receipts from such particular areas are inadequate for the cost of public services rendered therein;
(15) 
Maintenance of property in such condition as to be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare or in such manner as to constitute a public nuisance as defined in California Civil Code Section 3480, including, but not limited to, anything dangerous to human life or detrimental to human health, or any habitation that is overcrowded with occupants or that lacks adequate ventilation, sanitation or plumbing facilities, or that constitutes a fire hazard;
(16) 
Dead, decayed, diseased, overgrown or hazardous trees, weeds, and vegetation, cultivated or uncultivated, which is likely to harbor rats or vermin, or constitute an unsightly appearance, or is detrimental to neighboring properties or property values;
(17) 
Clotheslines in front yard areas and in side yard areas of corner lots;
(18) 
Any wall, fence, or hedge maintained in such condition of deterioration or disrepair as to constitute a hazard to persons or property or to cause depreciation in the value of any adjacent or neighboring property;
(19) 
Any property with pooled oil accumulation, oil or other hazardous material flowing onto public rights-of-way, or excessive accumulations of grease, oil or other hazardous material on paved or unpaved surfaces, buildings, walls, or fences, or on any public street or property;
(20) 
Any front yard area which contains excessive weeds, debris, uncultivated dirt or other conditions which created an unkempt appearance or which lacks appropriate decorative healthy planted matter. Concrete or decorative rock or bark shall be allowable front yard treatment provided that appropriate turf, plants or other living landscape materials, or synthetic turf in good condition and meeting the criteria of Section 21.20.055, are also used in front yards;
(21) 
Any condition of vegetation overgrowth which encroaches into, over or upon any public right-of-way including, but not limited to, streets, alleys, or sidewalks, so as to constitute either a danger to the public safety or property or an impediment to public travel;
(22) 
The outside storage of boats, catamarans, dinghies, vessels, or other watercraft in any required front or side yard other than on a validly licensed trailer parked in a lawful manner;
(23) 
A swimming pool, pond or other body of water which is unfiltered, or not otherwise maintained, resulting in the water becoming polluted. "Polluted water" means water which contains bacterial growth, algae, insects, animal life, rubbish, refuse, dirt, debris, papers, chemicals or other matter or material which, because of its magnitude, nature or location, constitutes an unhealthy or unsafe condition.
(24) 
Any property upon which there have been repeated violations of the municipal code or other laws or for which there has been a pattern of activity that would be a violation of the municipal code or other laws.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989; Ord. 1351 § 1, 2003; Ord. 1431 § 1, 2009)
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge or possession of any property in the city to maintain such property in such manner that any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04.020 shall exist. The procedures for abatement set forth in this chapter shall not be the exclusive means by which such conditions may be abated and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the city from enforcing other city ordinances or provisions of the municipal code or from abating public nuisances in any other manner provided by law.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
For purposes of this chapter the term "abandoned" shall, in addition to such other definitions that may be provided by law, mean and refer to any item which has ceased to be used for its designed and intended purpose. The following factors, among others, will be considered in determining whether or not an item has been abandoned:
(1) 
Present operability and functional utility;
(2) 
The date of last effective use;
(3) 
The condition of disrepair or damage;
(4) 
The last time an effort was made to repair or rehabilitate the item;
(5) 
The status of registration or licensing of the item;
(6) 
The age of the item and degree of obsolescence;
(7) 
The cost of rehabilitation or repair of the item versus its market value;
(8) 
The nature of the area and location of the item.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
The terms "owner" and "property owner" as used in this chapter, and unless otherwise required by the context, shall be deemed to include any person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any property in the city.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
Whenever the city manager determines, based on the recommendation of city staff, that any premises within the city may be maintained in such a manner as to constitute a public nuisance, then the city manager may direct that a public hearing be conducted to ascertain whether the same constitute a public nuisance. The notice shall describe the premises involved by street address or legal description or assessor's parcel number, shall give a brief description of the conditions constituting the nuisance, and a brief statement of the proposed methods of abatement. The city manager may also appoint a hearing officer, to conduct the nuisance abatement hearing, who may be the director of public works, director of planning, chief of police or fire chief or any other person deemed appropriate. The notice shall advise the owner what corrections need to be done to avoid a public hearing, may suggest methods for correction, and shall provide a reasonable period to make those corrections.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
The city clerk shall cause the notice of the hearing to be served upon the owner of the affected premises by providing a certified copy of the notice of the time, date and place of the hearing and of the appointment of the hearing officer.
(b) 
Such service shall be made by registered or certified mail, addressed to the owner at the owner's last known address, as shown upon city records or the last equalized taxroll, whichever appears to be the more reliable address. The city clerk may also cause the property to be conspicuously posted with the notice, and such posting shall constitute adequate service in the event that mailed notice is not delivered for any reason.
(c) 
The notice shall be mailed or posted so as to give at least fourteen days notice of the hearing.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
The notice given shall be provided in substantially the following format:
"NOTICE OF HEARING ON ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE
A hearing will be held at __________ on __________ at City Hall, 10200 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, before the __________, acting as hearing officer, to determine if the premises at __________ constitute a public nuisance.
The conditions constituting the public nuisance include the following: ___________________________.
A public hearing may be avoided if the following corrections are made at least two days before the date set for the hearing
If it is determined that the property constitutes a public nuisance, the following abatement action may be taken by the City if the owner has not taken corrective action:
If abatement action is taken by the City, the costs of the abatement will be assessed against the property and will attach as a lien until paid. All persons having an interest in this matter may attend the hearing and give testimony and evidence which will be given due consideration."
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
At the time stated in the notice, the hearing officer shall hear and consider all relevant evidence relating to the condition of the property. The hearing may be continued from time to time.
(b) 
Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall determine whether the premises constitutes a public nuisance. If the hearing officer determines that a public nuisance exists, the hearing officer shall declare such premises to be a public nuisance and order the abatement of the same by the property owner within a specified time. Such declaration shall contain a detailed list of needed corrections or abatement methods.
(c) 
A copy of the declaration shall be served upon the owner in the same manner as the notice of hearing.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
Any person entitled to notice of the heating who has participated in that hearing and who is dissatisfied by the determinations of the hearing officer, may appeal those determinations by filing an appeal with the city clerk within ten days of the date of the order by paying the appeal fee set by resolution. The appeal shall specify:
(1) 
A description of the property;
(2) 
The abatement proceedings appealed;
(3) 
The owner's legal or equitable interest in the property;
(4) 
A statement of disputed and undisputed facts;
(5) 
A statement specifying that portion of the proceedings that are being appealed, together with any evidentiary or supporting materials that would support the appeal;
(6) 
A verification of the truth of all matters asserted.
(b) 
The planning commission, in its sole discretion, may determine whether or not to grant an appeal. If an appeal is not granted, the decision of the hearing officer shall be considered the final action on the matter and the appellant shall be so notified.
(c) 
If the planning commission determines to grant an appeal, it may limit the issues on appeal, may consider the record produced before the hearing officer, and may allow additional evidence to be produced. If the planning commission determines to grant such an appeal, it shall provide the appellant with a notice utilizing substantially the same procedure as required for the hearing before the hearing officer. In said notice the appellant will be apprised of the scope of the appeal. If an appeal is allowed, the decision of the planning commission shall be final action and the property owner shall be so notified of its determinations.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
If the nuisance is not completely abated by the date specified in the hearing officer's declaration, or in the planning commission's determination, as appropriate, the city manager may immediately cause the same to be abated by city personnel or under private contract. The hearing officer or planning commission are also authorized to grant reasonable extensions on the time period for abatement based on a proper showing by the property owner of extenuating circumstances made before the date of city abatement. The owner of the premises shall be liable to the city for all costs of such abatement, including administrative costs.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 8.04.060 through 8.04.110, whenever the city manager determines, based on the recommendation of staff, that an immediate threat to the public health or safety exists, the city manager may order the abatement without notice and a hearing. The emergency conditions shall be stated in the order of abatement and reasonable efforts to preserve the evidence of the same shall be undertaken before the abatement occurs. This remedy shall be in addition to any additional authority that may exist for immediate abatement.
(Ord. 1197 § 1, 1993)
City personnel, or any private contractor authorized to abate the nuisance, shall keep an account of the cost, including incidental expenses, of abating the nuisances on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done and shall render an itemized report in writing to the city council by showing the cost of abatement by rehabilitation, demolition, or repair of the property, buildings or structure, including any salvage value relating thereto. A copy of the report shall be posted at City Hall or other official location for posting city notices for at least five days before it is considered by the city council. Proof of posting shall be made by affidavit of the city clerk or deputy city clerk. The term "incidental expenses" shall include, but not be limited to, the actual expenses and costs of the city in the preparation of notices, specifications and contracts, and in inspecting the work and the costs of printing and mailing required hereunder.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
Before the city council confirms the costs for the abatement as a lien on property, prior notice shall be given in compliance with Government Code Section 38773.1, or any successor statute. The notice shall be provided to the owner of record of the parcel of land on which the nuisance was maintained, based on the last equalized assessment roll or the supplemental roll, whichever is more current. The notice shall be served in the same manner as a summons, provided that if the owner cannot be found after a diligent search, the notice may be served by posting and publication, all as is more specifically provided for in Section 38773.1.
(b) 
The notice of lien for recordation shall be in substantially the following form:
"NOTICE OF LIEN
Claim of the City of Fountain Valley
TO: [Name and address of recorded owner of the parcel]
Pursuant to the authority vested by the provisions of Chapter 8.04 of the Fountain Valley Municipal Code, the City Manager of the City of Fountain Valley did on or about the __________ day of __________, 20 _____, cause the property hereinafter described to be declared a nuisance and the nuisance conditions thereon abated. The City Council of the City of Fountain Valley did on the __________day of __________, 20_____, assess the cost of such abatement upon the property and the same has not been paid nor any part thereof. The City of Fountain Valley does hereby claim a lien for such abatement in the amount of the assessment, to wit: the sum of $__________; the same shall be a lien upon the real property until paid in full and discharged of record.
The real property hereinabove mentioned, and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain parcel of land lying and being in the City of Fountain Valley, County of Orange, State of California, particularly described as follows:
[legal description]
[street address]
[AP number]
Dated this _____ day of __________, 20_____.
 
City Manager, City of Fountain Valley"
(c) 
A nuisance abatement lien shall be recorded in the county recorder's office and from the date of recording shall have the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien.
(d) 
If the lien is discharged, released or satisfied, notice of the discharge shall be recorded.
(e) 
A nuisance abatement lien may be foreclosed by an action of the city for a money judgment.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989; Ord. 1174 § 1, 1992)
As an alternative to the procedure specified in Section 8.04.130, the cost of the abatement may be made a special assessment against the property on which the nuisance was located. Notice of the special assessment shall be given to the owner of record before the assessment is made, and thereafter the assessment may be collected in the same time and manner as ordinary municipal taxes, and the provisions of Government Code Section 38773.5 or any successor statute shall apply.
(Ord. 1174 § 2, 1992)
In any proceeding to abate a public nuisance for which attorneys' fees may be recovered pursuant to Government Code Section 38773.5, recovery of attorneys' fees shall be allowed pursuant to this section. Reasonable attorneys' fees shall be allowed to the prevailing party. To obtain such attorneys' fees, the city must elect to proceed pursuant to this section at the initiation of the individual action or proceeding.
(Ord. 1400 § 1, 2007)
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the city from commencing a civil or criminal proceeding to abate a public nuisance or from pursuing any other means available to it under provisions of applicable ordinances or state law to correct hazards or deficiencies in real property in addition to or as alternatives to the proceedings herein set forth.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
The owner of any premises within the city has the primary responsibility of keeping his premises free of public nuisances. Tenants and occupants of the premises, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be deemed to be the agents of the owner.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
The following procedures are adopted from the California Vehicle Code, Section 22660 et seq. and are established as the procedures for the abatement and removal as public nuisances of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private property or public property not including highways and for the recovery or assumption by the city, of costs of administration and removal thereof. The following procedures are to be used compatibly and in conjunction with the foregoing sections of this chapter, but shall take precedence wherever a conflict occurs.
(1) 
In addition to the notice provided in Section 8.04.080, at least ten days' notice shall also be sent to the last registered and legal owner of record, by registered or certified mail, unless the vehicle is in such condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.
(2) 
The notice of determination and declaration set forth in Sections 8.04.070 and 8.04.080 shall include a description of the vehicle, the correct identification number and license number of the vehicle insofar as they are available. The notice of determination and ruling shall be served on both the owner of the premises and the registered and legal owners of the vehicle, if known, as provided above.
(3) 
(A) 
The owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may appear in person at the hearing or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land along with his reasons for such denial. If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of the land owner and that he has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence, then the city shall not assess costs of administration or removal of the vehicle against the property upon which the vehicle is located or otherwise attempt to collect such costs from the owner.
(B) 
Vehicles or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrap yard, automobile dismantler's yard or any suitable site operated by the city for processing scrap or by any other final disposition consistent with these provisions.
(C) 
Any person authorized by the city to administer this chapter may enter upon private property for the purposes specified in this chapter to examine vehicles or parts thereof, obtain information as to the identity of the vehicle and to remove or cause the removal of any vehicle or part thereof declared to be a nuisance pursuant to this chapter. When such entry would violate any person's reasonable expectation of privacy, a warrant shall first be obtained.
(D) 
A certified copy of the order of disposition of the vehicle or parts thereof shall be given to and retained by any person or commercial organization making a final disposition of the vehicle or parts thereof and said order shall be retained by them in their business records.
(4) 
After a vehicle has been removed as a public nuisance, it shall be destroyed and under no circumstances shall the vehicle be reconstructed or made operable.
(5) 
This chapter shall not apply to a vehicle or other personal property mentioned herein which is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other public or private property, or a vehicle or other personal property which is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of a licensed dismantler, licensed vehicle dealer or a junk yard; provided, however, that this exception shall not authorize the maintenance of a public or private nuisance as defined under the provisions of this chapter or any other law.
(6) 
This chapter shall be administered by regularly salaried, full-time employees of the city except that actual abatement of the nuisance and removal of any and all items constituting a nuisance hereunder may be by any other duly authorized person.
(7) 
Within five days after removal of any motor vehicle under this chapter, notice shall be given to the Department of Motor Vehicles of the date of removal, disposition thereof and identity of the vehicle or parts. In addition, all evidence of registration available including registration certificate, license plates and certificates of title shall be forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles as soon as possible.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
The owner or other person having charge or control of any buildings or property who maintains any public nuisance defined in this chapter or who violates any order of abatement made pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor except as provided in 8.04.175.
(b) 
Any unauthorized person who removes any notice or order posted as required in this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) 
No person shall obstruct, impede or interfere with any representative of the city or with any person who owns or holds any estate or interest in the property which has been ordered to be vacated, repaired, rehabilitated, or demolished and removed whenever any such representative of the city or person having any estate or interest in such property is engaged in vacating, repairing, rehabilitating or demolishing and removing any such property 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 hereto.
(d) 
Except as provided in 8.04.175, any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. A criminal prosecution may be initiated without a nuisance hearing, as provided in this chapter, or upon a violation of any order resulting from such a hearing. Each such person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of the provisions of this chapter is committed.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be a misdemeanor except that notwithstanding any other provision of this code, any such violation constituting a misdemeanor may, in the discretion of the city attorney, be charged and prosecuted as an infraction. Any person convicted of an infraction shall be punishable by fine only as follows: upon a first conviction, a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars; for a second conviction within a period of one year, by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars; and for each additional violation within a one-year period, by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
The following designated officers and employees shall have the power to arrest persons for the misdemeanor violations of this chapter whenever the officer or employee has reasonable cause to believe that the person has committed the offense in his presence:
(1) 
The planning/building director;
(2) 
The code enforcement officer.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)
(a) 
If any person is arrested for a misdemeanor violation of this chapter, and such person is not taken before a magistrate as is more fully set forth in the California Penal Code, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court.
(b) 
The time specified in the notice to appear shall be not less than ten days after such arrest.
(c) 
The place specified in the notice to appear shall be either:
(1) 
Before a judge of the municipal court in the judicial district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed; or
(2) 
Before an officer authorized to receive a deposit of bail.
(d) 
The officer shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear to the arrested person, and the arrested person, in order to secure release, must give his or her written promise so to appear in court by signing the duplicate notice, which shall be retained by the officer. Thereupon, the arresting officer shall forthwith release the arrested person from custody.
(e) 
The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file a duplicate notice with the magistrate specified in such notice. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which he or she promised to appear in court, deposit with the magistrate the amount of bail set by such magistrate. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraignment before the magistrate, if the defendant does not appear, either in person or by counsel, the magistrate may declare the bail forfeited and may at his or her discretion order that no further proceedings shall be had in such case. Upon the making of such order that no further proceedings be had, sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid in the county treasury for distribution as provided by Section 1463 of the California Penal Code.
(f) 
A warrant shall not issue on such charge for the arrest of a person who pursuant to the provisions of this chapter has given such written promise to appear in court unless and until he or she has violated such promise, or has failed to deposit bail, to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment, or to comply with the terms and provisions of the judgment, as required by law.
(g) 
Every person wilfully violating his or her written promise to appear in court is guilty of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he or she was originally arrested.
(h) 
When a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his or her arrest within twenty days after his or her failure to appear as promised. If a person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which he or she promised to appear, then within twenty days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense, such magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his or her arrest. When such person violates his or her promise to appear before an officer authorized to receive bail other than a magistrate, the officer shall immediately deliver to the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense charged the written promise to appear and the complaint, if any, filed by the arresting officer.
(Ord. 1125 § 2, 1989)