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Commission recommends Title 17 changes to give code officers more authority to remove abandoned vehicles
Summary
The planning commission voted 5-0 to forward proposed changes to Title 17 that would expand definitions, authorize enforcing officers to obtain warrants for entry, permit contracting with tow companies, and add DMV notification rules. Commissioners also pressed staff to fix grammar and clarify notice provisions for abandoned vehicles.
The San Benito County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend ordinance changes to Title 17 — the county’s traffic and abandoned‑vehicle provisions — to the Board of Supervisors.
Robin Leland, the county’s code enforcement officer, explained the draft revisions would add definitions (abandoned vehicle, dismantled vehicle, public nuisance vehicle), explicitly allow an enforcing officer (including designated county…
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