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RESOLUTION NO. 836
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
DETERMINING AND DECLARING THAT WEEDS WHICH BEAR SEEDS OF DOWNY
OR WINGY NATURE AND SEEDS ':'RICH ATTAIN SUCH A LARGE GROWTH
AS TO BECOME A FIRE NUISANCE WHEN DRY AND SIEEDS WHICH ARE OTHER -
`:'ISE NOXIOUS OR DANGEROUS ARE GROWING UPON CERTAIN STREETS SIDE-
iIALKS, PARK14AYS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
AND THAT THE SANDARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE: DIRECTING THE STREET
SUPERINTENDENT TO POST NOTICES TO DESTROY SAID WEEDS AS REJOINED
BY LAW, FIXING THE TIME FOR HEARING ALL OBJECTIONS OR PROTESTS
AND DIRECTING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
3 OF CHAPTER V OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA.
WHERRAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa that certain weeds more particularly described below are grow-
ing upon certain streets, sidewalks, parkways and private property in the
City of Costa Mesa and that the same are a public nuisance; and
P!HEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
that said weeds should be abated as a public nuisance in accordance with
the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter V of the Municipal Code of the City
of Costa Mesa;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter V of
the Municipal Code of the City of Costa Mesa, the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa hereby determines and declares that weeds which bear seeds
of a downy or wingy nature, and weeds. iahich attain such large growth as to
become a fire menace when dry,`�nd weeds which are otherwise noxious or
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dangerous, are growing upon certain streets, sidewalks, parkways and
private property in said City as more particularly described hereinafter,
and that the same are hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and that
the names of such streets as they are commonly known are hereinafter set
forth, and the property fronting upon said streets, sidewalks or parkways,
or in front of which such nuisance exists, are hereinafter described in
accordance with the map used in describing the property for taxation
purposes.
SECTION 2. The Street Superintendent of the City of Costa Mesa, who,
for the purposes of said Article 3 of Chapter V of the Municipal Code, is
the City Manager of the City of Costa Mesa, is hereby designated as the
person to gize notice to destroy such weeds, said notice to be in accordance
with the terms of Sections 5308 and 5309 of said Municipal Code; said City
Manager, acting as Street Superintendent, is hereby instructed and directed
to prepare and post notices to destroy said weeds as required by law.
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Said notices shall be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property
on which or in front of which the nuisance exists, or, if the property
has no frontage upon any street, highwr y or road, then upon the portion
of the property next to a street, highiray or road most likely to give
actual notice to the owner.
Said notices shall be posted one notice to each piece or parcel
of property in separate ownership of not over fifty (50) feet frontage,
or not more than two (2) notices to any such parcel of property in sep-
arate ownership with a frontage of one hundred (100) feet or less. If
the frontage of any piece or parcel of property in separate ownership
is greater than one hundred (100) feet, said notices shall be posted
at not more than one hundred (100) feet in distance apart. Said notices
shall be posted at least five (5) days prior to the time for hearing of
objections, and postcard notices of the hearing shall be nailed by the
City Manager, acting as Street Superintendent, to such owners as have
filed with the City Clerk a written request for such postcard notice
within one year prior to the date of mailing. 11
SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby fix the 15th day of May, J
1961, at the hour of 7;30 o'clock p.m., as the time, and the Council
Chamber in the City Hall, 695 West 19th Street, Costa Mesa, California,
as the place for hearing objections and protests to the proposed removal
of such weeds.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of April, 1961.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk of the CiW of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 55.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, A. C. SWAR'TL, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and
ex-ofTicio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 836 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of April, 1961.
IN Y!ITNE,IS `HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 18th day of April, 1961.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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Chief Deputy