12 Attachment 2 - Letter to Property Owners not in Compliance During Inspections (April)Serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos,
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga.
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 16, 2020 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 with 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.
TOWN OF LOS GATOS WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
ATTACHMENT 2
Serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos,
Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga.
2020 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 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 $984.00 per parcel.
2020 COUNTY CONTRACTOR’S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 1st Disc + 2nd Disc = Total Discs
0-12,500 sq.ft. $399.80 $160.73 $560.53
12,501sq.ft.- 43,560sq.ft. $399.80 $160.73 $560.53
Larger than 1 Acre $290.41 $141.83 $432.24 (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. $5.40 PER 100 Square Feet (SF)
C) FLAIL 6 Foot Mower $6.89 PER 1,000 SF
MOWING 12 Foot Mower $6.89 PER 1,000 SF
D) LOADER WORK. $165.20 PER HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $152.49 PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $5.16 PER 100 SF
G) DEBRIS REMOVAL $56.73 PER HOUR
H) DUMP FEE 100%
Added to orders with debris removal at 100% of the dump site charge.
*Please note this program does not offer herbicide application as a method of abatement.