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RESOLUTION NO. 71-7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, 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 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 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
said weeds should be abated as a public nuisance in accordance with the pro-
visions 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 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 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 desig-
nated 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 owner-
ship 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 lst day of March,
1971, at the hour of 7:30 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 lst day of February, 1971.
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Cos 7esa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, 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. 71-7 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa at a regular meeting held on the lst day of February, 1971.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of February, 1971.
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