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RESOLUTION No. 66-111
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA DESA
DETERMINING AND DECLARING THAT HEEDS WHICH BEAR SEEDS OF
DOWNY OR WINGY NATURE AND WEEDS WHICH ATTAIN SUCH A LARGE
GROWTH AS TO BECOME A FIRE NUISANCE WHEN DRY AND WEEDS WHICH
ARE OTHERITISE NOXIOUS OR DA31GEROUS ARE GROWING UPON C1'RTAIN
STREETS, SIDEWALKS, PARKWAYS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA AND THAT THE SM•IC ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; DIRECTING
TIE; STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO POST IIOTICES TO DESTROY SAID WEEDS
AS REQUIRED BY LAW, FIXING THE TIMC FOR HGARING ALL OBJECTIONS
OR PROTESTS AND DIRECTING THE ABATE104T THEREOF ISI ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER V OF TETE IIIJNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA.
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of the City
of Costa Mesa that certain weeds more particularly described below are growing
upon certain streets, sidewalks, parkways and private property in the City
of Costa Mesa and that the same are a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa that
said weeds should be abated as a public niLisance 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 5 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 which attain such large growth as to become
a fire nuisance when dry, and weeds which are otherwise noxious or 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 give
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 designated to prepare and
post notices to destroy said weeds as required by law. 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,
highway or road, then upon the portion of the property next to a street, highway
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 notices to any such parcel of property in separate 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 post card notices of the hearing shall be mailed
by the City Manager, acting as Street Superintendent, to such owners as have
filed with the City Clerk a written request for such post card notice within
one year prior to the date of mailing.
SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby fix the 3rd day of
January, 1967, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock n. 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 5th day of December, 1966.
Mayor of the y o Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -
officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 66-111 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 5th day of December, 1966.
IN WITNESS WHER50F I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 6th day of Decembeerr,, 1_9966666..-
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City Clerk ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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