1981-034-Declaring Weeds A Public Nuisance And Providing For Their AbatementRESOLUTION NO- 1981 -34
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 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 of Los Gatos shall cause such nuisance to be
abated, and the expense thereof assessed upon the lots and lands from
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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 16th day of March, 1981, 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 17th day of February , 1981, by the
following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
Ruth Cannon MarLyn J. Rasmussen
Peter W.
Siemens,
Brent N. Ventura and Thomas J. Ferrito
NOES:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
None
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