1993-179-Overruling Objections And Ordering Abatement Of Weeds As A Public NuisanceRESOLUTION 1993 -179
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND
ORDERING ABATEMENT OF WEEDS
AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
WHEREAS, on November 1, 1993, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
adopted Resolution 1993 -154 entitled, "A RESOLUTION DECLARING WEEDS A
PUBLIC NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR ABATEMENT', directing the
giving of notice that weeds will be abated by the Town and the cost thereof made a lien
upon the private properties from which they are removed if the owners thereof fail to do
so, and establishing the December 6, 1993 meeting, as the time for a public hearing by the
Town Council, during which all property owners having any objections to the proposed
destruction or removal of such weeds might be heard and given due consideration; and
WHEREAS, that the Town Engineer of the Town of Los Gatos gave notice of the
passage of said Resolution No. 1993 -154 by causing copies of the NOTICE TO DESTROY
WEEDS (Exhibit A) in the same form as annexed to said Resolution No. 1993 -154 to be
published in the Los Gatos Weekly Times, a newspaper of general circulation published in
the Town of Los Gatos on November 11, 1993, and November 18, respectively, and causing
said notice to be posted on November 11, 1993, in three (3) prominent places in the Town
of Los Gatos; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to said resolution and notice, the Town Council conducted a
public hearing this date with respect thereto, at which time all property owners having any
objections to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds were heard.
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
all objections, if any, to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds are hereby
overruled, and the Town Engineer, or his representative, is hereby ordered to abate such
nuisance, or cause the same to be abated, by having the weeds referred to destroyed or
removed by cutting, dicing, chemical spraying, or any other method which may hereafter
be determined by the Town Council.
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Town Engineer of the Town of Los Gatos, or his
authorized agent or representative, and the Town Clerk, are directed to proceed with the
matters set forth in Section 11.20.010 through Section 11.20.045 of the Los Gatos Town
Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council held on 6th day
of December, 1993 by the following vote:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Joanne Benjamin, Steven Blanton, Linda Lubeck, Patrick O'Laughlin
Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
M YOR THE L S GATOS
LOS GA OS, CALIFOR
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
OFFICE OF THE TOWN CLERK
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DESTROY WEEDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 1, 1993, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 11.20.020 of the Town Code of the Town of Los Gatos, the Town Council of said
Town adopted Resolution 1993 -154 declaring that all weeds growing upon any private
property or in any street, sidewalk or alley, as defined in Section 11.20.101 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 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 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, Monday,
December 6, 1993 at 7:30 P.M., when and where their objections will be heard and given
due consideration.
A complete record of the above is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk.
/s/ Marian V. Cosgrove
Pub: Nov. 13, 1993
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