1985-017-Declaring Weeds A Public Nuisance And Providing For Their Abatementfi
RESOLUTION NO. 1985 -17
A RESOLUTION DECLARING WEEDS A PUBLIC
NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR ABATEMENT
WHEREAS, Section 39501 and Section 39502 of the Government Code of the
State of California authorize the Town of Los Gatos to prescribe a procedure
for compelling the owner, lessee or occupant of buildings, grounds, or lots to
remove weeds from such buildings or grounds and adjacent sidewalks, and, upon
his failure to do so, to remove such weeds at his expense, making the cost
thereof a lien upon such property; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos, by ordinance, has adopted such a procedure,
and such procedure is contained in Article 2, Chapter 14, Sections 14 -13
through 14 -20 of the Los Gatos Town Code.
RESOLVED, by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa
Clara, State of California, that the Town Council hereby finds that "weeds ", as
that term is defined in Section 14 -13 of the Los Gatos Town Code, are growing
upon and adjacent to private property within the Town of Los Gatos, and
declares that all weeds growing upon any private property or properties, and in
any sidewalk street, or alley within the Town of Los Gatos are a public
nuisance and should be abated.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that unless such nuisance be abated within thirty (30)
days after the adoption of this resolution, or within the time specified in a
written agreement with the Town Engineer, or his representative, whichever time
shall be later, by the destruction or removal of such weeds as provided in
Article 2, Chapter 14, of the Los Gatos Town Code, the Town of Los Gatos shall
cause such nuisance to be abated, and the expense thereof assessed upon the
lots and lands from which, or in the front and rear of which, such weeds shall
have been destroyed or removed, such expense constituting a lien upon such lots
or lands until paid, and to be collected upon the next tax roll upon which
general municipal taxes are collected.
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Engineer of the Town of Los Gatos shall
execute a "Notice to Destroy '.deeds" in the same form as that notice annexed
hereto, and shall cause same to be published and posted in the manner
prescribed by Section 14 -15 of the Los Gatos Town Code.
FINALLY RESOLVED, that on the 4th day of March, 1985, at at a meeting of the
Town Council beginning at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 110
East Main Street, Los Gatos, California, a public hearing will be held during which
all property owners in the Town of Los Gatos having any objections to the proposed
destruction or removal of such weeds will be heard and given due consideration.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Los Gatos held on 4th day of Februar , 1985, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Eric D. Carlson Terrence J. Dailv. Thomas J.
Ferrito, Brent N. Ventura, and Ma or Joanne Ben'amin
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED:
ATTEST:
� ,LERK 01 E 014 LOS Fl kOS
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NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS
NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that on February 4, 1985, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 14 -15 of the Town Code of the Town of Los Gatos, the Town Council of said
Town adopted a Resolution declaring that all weeds growing upon any private property
or in any street, sidewalk or alley, as defined in Section 14 -13 of such Code,
constitute a public nuisance, which nuisance must be abated by the destruction or
removal thereof,
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that property owners shall, within thirty (30) days after
the adoption of such resolution, or within the time specified in a written agreement
with the Town Engineer of the Town of Los Gatos, or his representative, whichever
time shall he later, remove all such weeds from their property, the abutting
sidewalks, and the abutting half of the street in front and alleys, if any, behind
such property, and between the lot lines thereof as extended, or such weeds will be
destroyed or removed and such nuisance ahated by the Town of Los Gatos, in which
case the cost of such destruction or removal will be assessed upon the lots and
lands from which, or from the front or rear of which, such weeds shall have been
destroyed or removed; and such cost will constitute a lien upon such lots or lands
until paid, and will be collected upon the next tax roll upon which general
municipal taxes are collected. All property owners having any objections to the
proposed destruction or removal of such weeds are hereby notified to attend a
meeting of the Town Council of such Town to be held in the Council Chambers of said
Town, on March 4, 1985, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., when and where their objections will
be heard and given due consideration,
Dated: January 29, 1985