ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: PH1
Prepared by:
Clarence Rich, Code Enforcement Manager
Joshua Sino Cruz, Assistant to the City
Manager Meeting Date: October 28, 2025
Approved by:
Imelda Huerta, Assistant City Manager
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Public Hearing S
UBJECT: NUISANCE ABATEMENT HEARING – 1820 E. VISTA WAY RE
COMMENDATION:
1. Open, conduct, and close a public hearing regarding the property at 1820 E. Vista Way (APN 171-232- 09-00).
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dopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , declaring that the property at 1820 E. Vista Way (APN 171- 232-09-00) constitutes a public nuisance and authorizing the City Manager to abate the public nuisance.
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RRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Public Safety
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RIOR ACTION: None
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TATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The property located at 1820 E. Vista Way has been the subject of multiple enforcement actions by the City’s Code Enforcement, Building, and Fire Divisions, and has required Sheriff’s Department intervention due to unsafe and unlawful activity. Conditions observed on-site constitute serious health, safety, and fire hazards, and meet the definition of a public nuisance under Vista Municipal Code (VMC) Chapter 8.36.
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ackground
On June 11, 2025, Code Enforcement opened a case following complaints of junk and trash accumulation, and loud nighttime noises. The initial inspection confirmed vehicles being worked on, trash and debris throughout the site, and a Notice of Violation was mailed on July 3, 2025, directing the owner to cease unauthorized use and remove blight conditions.
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n July 31, 2025, Fire issued a Notice to Abate Nuisance identifying dry vegetation, dead trees, and overgrown brush as violations of California Fire Code Section 304.1.2 and VMC Chapter 8.62 (Defensible Space Requirements).
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y August 19, 2025, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department conducted a raid at the property in connection with criminal activity. City staff from Code Enforcement and the Building Division participated in the joint inspection, which revealed extensive violations:
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Opened, conducted, and closed the public hearing; adopted City Council Resolution No. 2025-188.
Vote: 5-0