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Cerritos Property Preservation Commission adopts nuisance resolutions for seven properties
Summary
At its Nov. 25 meeting the commission found nuisance conditions at seven properties across Cerritos—orders set abatement periods (mostly 30 days; one item had a 7‑day abatement) and all motions carried by 4‑0 votes. Several property owners said work is underway and one family raised concerns about misdirected notices.
The Cerritos Property Preservation Commission on Nov. 25 adopted resolutions finding conditions constituting property nuisances at multiple addresses and set abatement periods ranging from seven to 30 days.
Staff presentations by senior code‑enforcement officers and code‑enforcement staff detailed inspection histories, multiple mailed notices and repeat noncompliance for each case. For each property staff recommended waiving full reading of the resolution and adopting a formal order to ensure compliance. The commission adopted each resolution by a 4‑0 vote.
Summary of actions adopted (as presented to the commission): - A resolution finding nuisance conditions at a property on Chamblee Avenue (staff presented the case and requested a 30‑day abatement period); vote carried 4‑0. - A resolution for a property that staff identified with violations including inoperable vehicles and debris (Georgina Circle area); staff recommended a 30‑day abatement and the commission adopted the resolution 4‑0. After an initial vote the commission reopened public comment to hear family members who said notices had been sent to an incorrect address; staff said notices had been mailed to the homeowner and property owner and provided contact information. - A resolution for 11221 Park Street: owner Carlos Salazar told the commission that gardeners now visit twice a month, some improvements have been completed and that he respectfully requested additional time to finish remaining repairs; the commission adopted the resolution 4‑0. - Resolutions were adopted for properties in the 17800 block of K Court (30‑day abatement), the 16500 block of Knollstone Circle (staff requested a 7‑day abatement citing repeated inoperable‑vehicle and debris complaints and noting prior public‑works cleanup and a tow), the 12300 block (presentation contained inconsistent spellings in the transcript for the street name; staff recommended a 30‑day abatement), and the 18500 block of Camstra/Kamstra Avenue (30‑day abatement). Votes on each item were unanimous among those present (4‑0).
Public comment highlights included a family member’s claim that mailed notices had been sent to another address and the property owner at Park Street saying he had hired gardeners and was cooperating with the city. Staff said they had mailed multiple notices, posted the properties for public hearing and, in some cases, had received mobile‑app and phone complaints and job‑order responses by public‑works staff. The commission did not add conditions beyond the standard abatement periods and directed staff to continue case follow‑up as provided in city procedures.
Next procedural steps: staff will return if properties fail to abate within the ordered periods and the commission’s resolutions provide the basis for additional enforcement actions if compliance is not achieved.
