HomeMy WebLinkAbout70-14 - Setting Public Hearing for Weed AbatementRESOLUTION NO. 70-14
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 WEEDS WHICH ATTAIN SUCH A LARGE GROWTH AS
TO BECOME A FIRE NUISANCE WHEN DRY AND WEEDS WHICH ARE OTHER-
WISE 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 CHAPTER 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 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 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 other-
wise 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 here-
inafter 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 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 accord-
ance with the terms of Sections 530$ 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 re-
quired 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 of 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. Tf 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 objec-
tions, 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 2nd day of March,
1970, 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 2nd day of February, 1970.
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
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Acting City Clerk of the City of Costapllesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, II. ENP EB'PIN it Met' gof 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. 70-14 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of February, 1970.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hnto set hftnd and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this day of a ��sry, 1970.
Acting City Clerk of the City of Cost esa
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