Attachment 22019 Brush Hearing LG-Final/Desktop/Brush/lg 04.04.19
Dear property owner,
Your property, which is located in the Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Area,
was recently inspected by the Santa Clara County Fire Department. At
that time, your property was found to be non-compliant with Wildland
Safety Regulations. Enclosed is a copy of the notice that was left at the
residence and indicates the corrections that are necessary.
Please note that a public hearing will be held during the Town of Los
Gatos council meeting on June 18, 2019 at 7:00pm. At that time, all
properties identified by the Fire Department as being non-compliant with
Wildland Safety Regulations will be declared to have hazardous
conditions requiring abatement. An additional inspection of all identified
properties will be conducted after the hearing and prior to ordering any
abatement work. If your property is found to be in compliance at the time
of the re-inspection or upon the arrival of the abatement contractor, no
work will be done and no charges will be imposed.
If you are interested in having the County of Santa Clara do any brush or
weed removal or wish to have an inspection for a cost estimate, please
contact the Hazardous Vegetation Department at (408) 282-3145. For your
convenience, a price list indicating the rates for the County Contractor is
included on the reverse side of this notice.
If you should have any questions about the information on this notice,
please contact the Fire Prevention Division of the Santa Clara County Fire
Department at (408) 341-4420.
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ATTACHMENT 2
2019 Brush Hearing LG-Final/Desktop/Brush/lg 04.04.19
LOS GATOS WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
2019 COUNTY WEED ABATEMENT FEES
Please be advised that the property owner of any parcel found to be non-compliant on or
after the June 1st deadline will be scheduled for abatement by the County contractor. If
you complete the abatement work before the County contractor performs the abatement,
you will not incur any further charges. Should the abatement work be performed by a
County contractor, you will be assessed the contractor’s charges plus a County
administrative fee of $806.00 per parcel.
2019 COUNTY CONTRACTOR’S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 1st Disc + 2nd Disc = Total Discs
0 -12,500 sq. ft. $202.86 $136.00 $338.86
12,501sq.ft. - 43,560sq.ft. $235.72 $170.00 $405.72
Larger than 1 Acre $100.87 $89.53 $190.40 (Per Acre)
** It is required that parcels be disced twice a year. The cost for the first discing is
higher due to additional work normally required during the first discing.
B) HANDWORK $3.38 PER 100 sq.ft.
C) FLAIL MOWING 6 Foot Mower $4.50 PER 1000 sq.ft.
12 Foot Mower $3.50 PER 1000 sq.ft.
D) LOADER WORK $110.50 PER HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $102.00 PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $3.38 PER 100 sq.ft.
G) DEBRIS REMOVAL $38.86 PER 1000sq.ft.
H) DUMP FEE 100%
*Please note-this program does not offer herbicide application as a method of abatement.