HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-034 N.C.S. 03/15/2010Resolution No. 2010-034 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
DECLARING TI-IAT WEEDS GROWING i1PON PARCELS
O~ Pi1BI.IC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY, REFEIZRED TO ANI)
DESCRIBEI) IN THIS RESOL~1'I'ION, CONSTI'TUTE ANl) ARE
A Pi1BLIC NUISANCE AND R~Q~JIRE ABA'I'EIVIEN'I' AND SE'I"I'ING
PUBLIC' HEARING FOR OBJECTIONS
WHEREAS, brush and weed abatement reduces fuel loads in areas of Petaluma known
for being susceptible to grass and brush fires and is regarded as a proactive fire prevention
measure designed to (1) prevent ignition by the reduction or removal of fuel; (2) slows, stops, or
confines the spread of a fire in areas with excessive grass/brush; (3) allows time for fire
suppression personnel to respond and extinguish a threatening fire; and (4) reduces the fire threat
from properties that adjoin the city limits; and,
WHE~2EAS, the Fire Department (through the Fire Prevention Bureau) has developed an
aggressive brush and weed abatement program which has served to protect the public health,
safety and welfare of the citizenry of the City of Petaluma by reducing fire danger and the effects
of excessive brush and weed fires for the past twenty-four years; and,
WI~EREAS, Government Code sections 39560 et seq. provide a procedure for weed
abatement by municipal entities, pursuant to which the City of Petaluma may adopt a resolution
declaring certain weeds a nuisance and thereby allow the Fire Department to proceed with
abateinent.
NOW, T~IEREF012E, BE IT RESOLVEI) that the City Council of the City of
Petaluma hereby declares that all of the weeds now growing upon public and private parcels
within the City of Petaluma referred to and described in the list prepared by the Fire Marshal,
pages on f le in the office of the Fire Marshal, are weeds which bear seeds of winged or downy
nature, or attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, and/or are otherwise
noxious and dangerous, and all such weeds growing upon such public and private property are a
public nuisance, pursuant to Government Code Section 39561, which the City proposes to abate.
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BE I'I' Fi1R'I'~-IER RESOI,VED that the City Council hereby sets the time for a public
hearing at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on May 17, 2010 and, if
required, again on July 19, 2010, at which time all objections will be heard and given due
consideration.
BE IT F1JR'THER RESOLVED that pursuant to Government Code Section 39567.1,
the Fire Marshal shall cause written notice of the proposed abatement to be mailed to all persons
owning property described in the list on file in the Fire Marshal's Office. Said notice shall be
substantially in the form provided by Government Code Section 39566.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: 1 hcreby certify the Yoregoing Resolution ~vas introduced and adopted by the A ro~ve~ a"to
Council of the City of Yetaluma at a Regular meeting on ihe 15`~ day of March, f~rrm:
2010, by the following vote:
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AYES: ~Barrett, Vice Mayor Glass, Hlrris, llealy, Rabbitt, Renee, Mayor ~t~orliatt
NOES: Nonc
ABSEN"1': None
ABSTAIN: None
.4TTEST: C.~k~`~~
City Clerk
City ~cCiorney
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