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Council directs city abatement at 6 Saddleback Road, ordering removal of porta potty and repair/removal of dilapidated fence
Summary
After staff reported partial compliance by the property owner, council authorized the city to proceed with nuisance abatement at 6 Saddleback Road to remove a long-standing portable toilet and address a deteriorated fence; staff said the porta potty had been on-site for about 15 years and some vegetation and dead trees had already been removed.
The council directed staff to proceed with nuisance abatement at 6 Saddleback Road, including removal of a portable toilet and repair or removal of an identified dilapidated fence.
Staff told the council that, following a June public hearing and subsequent site visits, most dead vegetation had been cleared and three dead trees removed but a portable toilet remained on the property. "It's been there for quite some time, about 15 years," staff said when describing the portable toilet's presence on the lot; staff reported ongoing discussions with the owner to obtain removal estimates but cautioned that city-conducted abatement could incur prevailing-wage costs. The owner had asked the council not to require immediate fence removal and said he would continue working with staff.
After limited public comment and council debate over precedent and scope (several members noted many older fences exist across the city but characterized this case as particularly egregious), a council member moved to proceed with city abatement to remove the porta potty and to require repair or removal of the dilapidated fence. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Staff said the city would continue communications with the property owner and would place any abatement costs on the property if necessary.
