HomeMy WebLinkAbout69-27 - Weed Abatement ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 69-27
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 nuisance in accordance with
the provisions of Article 3 ofChapterV of the Municipal Code of the
City of Costa Mesa;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. 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
that 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 purposesof 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
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA DETERMINING AND DECLARING THAT WEEDS
WHICH REAR SEEDS OF DOWNY OR WINGY NATUPl AND
WEEDS WHICH ATTAIN SUCH A 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 THE CITY OF COSTA MESA AND
THAT THE SAME ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE: DIRECTING
THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO POST NOTICES TO
DESTROY SAID WEEDS AS REQUIRED BY LAW FIXING
THE TIME FOR HEARING ALL OBJECTIONS OR PROTESTS
AND DIRECTING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE
WITH ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTFR V OF THE MUNICIPAL 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 nuisance in accordance with
the provisions of Article 3 ofChapterV of the Municipal Code of the
City of Costa Mesa;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. 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
that 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 purposesof 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
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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 not 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 os 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 notices within one year prior to the date of mailing.
SECTION 3• The City Council does hereby fix the 21st day of April,
1969, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m., as the time, and the Council
Chamber in the City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, 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 March, 1969•
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ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Costa Mese
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. 69-27 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 17th day of March, 1969•
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of
the City of Costa Mesa this 18th day of March, 1969.
City Cl ark and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa