ResolutionNo1416_6Saddleback_AbatementHearing_F_EResolution No. 1416
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RESOLUTION NO. 1416
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS DECLARING A DILAPIDATED FENCE AND
PORTABLE TOILET ON A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6
SADDLEBACK ROAD TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND
ORDERING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF (LOT 18-RH)
(REITER)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY
FIND, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.
A. It is the duty of every person that owns or is in possession of any property, place
or area within the boundaries of the City to maintain the property, place or area free from any
nuisance. (Rolling Hills Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.) Section 17.48.040 (Allowed
Temporary Uses) allows for a portable toilet for up to six months, provided construction activity is
occurring.
B. On or around August 21, 2025, City Staff was alerted to the fact that there was a
portable toilet, dilapidated fence and four dead trees located on the property at 6 Saddleback
Road (Lot 18-RH) (hereinafter referred to as the “Subject Property”). The portable toilet, dilapidated
fence and dead trees located on the property at 6 Saddleback Road pose safety hazards and are
unsightly..
C. On February 11, 2026, City Staff notified the owners of the Subject Property, Terry
and Margaret Reiter (“Property Owners”), that the portable toilet, dilapidated fence and dead trees
were in violation of Rolling Hills Municipal Code Section 8.30.010 and must be removed. Section
8.24.010 reads, “For the purposes of this chapter, a ‘nuisance’ shall be defined as anything which
is injurious to health or safety, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the
free use of property or injurious to the stability of real property so as to interfere with the
comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the
customary manner, of any street, and affects at the same time an entire community or
neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or
damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.” City Staff indicated that said items must be
removed no later than February 25, 2026. This deadline passed and the Property Owners failed
to make a good faith effort towards abatement of the nuisance condition on the Subject Property.
D. On February 26, 2026, City Staff sent a second notice to the Owners and indicated
that said dead and overgrown brush must be removed no later than March 12, 2026. This
deadline passed and the Property Owners failed to make a good faith effort towards abatement
of the nuisance condition on the Subject Property.
E. On March 23, 2026 , City Staff sent a Notice to Abate to the Property Owners that
required the Owners to abate the identified nuisance within 15 days from the date of the Notice,
or April 6th, 2026 . If the conditions in the Notice were not abated, or if the Property Owners failed