1979-012-Declaring Weeds A Public Nuisance And Providing For Their AbatementRESOLUTION NO. 1979 -12
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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY 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 days
after the adoption of this resolution, or within the time specified in a
written agreement with the Director of Public Works, 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
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of Los Gatos shall cause such nuisances 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 Director of Public Works 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, 1979, at the meeting
of the Town Council beginning at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the
Civic Center, 110 E. 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 5011 day of February , 1979, by the
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following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Nntn Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrite, John B. Lochner,
Peter W. Siemens and Mardi Gualtieri
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
SIGNED: °7mA
MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ATTEST;
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CLERK OF THE TOWN OF GS GATOS
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NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 5, 1979, 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 -31 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 days
after adoption of such resolution, or within the time specified in a written
agreement with the Director of Public Works of the Town of Los Gatos, or his
representative, whichever time shall be 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 abated 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 land 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 the Town of Los Gatos beginning at 7:30 P.M.,
March 55 1979, in the Town Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 110 E. Main
Street, Los Gatos, California, when and where their objections will be heard
and given due consideration.
Dated this ie day of } C "u<.iY i 1979.
R. L. WARNICK
Director of Public Works