1990-026-Declaring Weeds A Public Nuisance And Providing For Their AbatementRESOLUTION 1990 - 26
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
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 Weeds" 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 5th day of March, 1990, 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 the 5th day of February, 1990 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
AYES:
Joanne Benjamin, Eric D. Carlson,
Robert L. Hamilton, Brent N. Ventura,
Mayor Thomas J. Ferrite
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
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SIGNED: -
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS, ATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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