HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2002-064 N.C.S. 04/15/2002 Ides®lution No..2002-064N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
1 RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
2 CONSISTING OF WEEDS GROWING UPON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE P12OPERTY
3 IN THE CIT'E' OF PETALUlVIA AND ORDERING THE FIRE CHIEF.TO REIVIOVE
4 SAID WEEDS, BY CONTRACT OR BY HIS OWN FORCES
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6 WHEREAS, on the 1st day of April 2002, the Council of the City of Petaluma adopted
7 Resolution No. 2002-047 N.C.S., declaring weeds growing upon public and private
8 property referred to and described in said Resolution, constituted and were a public
9 nuisance and' fixed the 15th day of April 2002, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., or as soon
10 thereafter as can be heard, in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 11 English Street,
11 Petaluma, California, as the time and place of hearing protests and objections to said
12 abatement proceedings; and,
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14 WHEREAS, written notice of the April 15, 2002 hearing, substantially in the form
15 provided by Government Code Section 39566, was mailed to all owners of potentially
16 impacted property at least five days prior to said hearing pursuant to Government Code
17 Section 39567.1, as specified in Resolution No. 2'002-047 N.C.S.; and,
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19 W~IEREAS, the City Council has held its hearing and considered all objections or
20 protests to the proposed removal of weeds and .has followed or overruled any or all
21 objections, as hereinafter set forth, and the City Council has now acquired jurisdiction to
22 proceed and perform the work of removal of said weeds;
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24 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that -the City Council does hereby order the
25 Fire Department of the City, through a contractor employed by this Council or its own
26 forces, to abate said nuisances by removing said weeds by means of mowing, disking
27 handwork, or blading using whichever means it deems to be the most appropriate after
28 considering the location and the terrain of said parcels of public and private property
29 referred to and described in said Resolution No. 2002-047 N.C.S. Said mowing, disking,
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1 handwork, and blading shall be accomplished as many times as the Fire Department may
2 deem necessary to provide the best possible control of weeds.
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4 NOW T>FIEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that to recover administrative costs for
5 managing the abatement program, the City Council authorizes the Fire Marshal to assess
6 a $100.00 administrative fee to every parcel or lot of private or public property that
7 requires abatement by the City.
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9 BE IT FURT>FIER RESOLVED that said Fire Department shall keep an account of the
10 cost of this abatement of said nuisances on public and private property where the work is
11 done, and thereafter submit to this Council for confirmation, an itemized written report
12 showing such cost as required by Section. 39547 of the Government Code, and thereafter
13 such proceedings shall be had for special assessments against the respective parcels of
14 land to pay for the cost of said work, in the manner provided by Chapter 13, Part 2,
15 Division 3, of Title 4 of the Government Code.
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Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the oved s to
Council of th~eSChity of Petaluma at ~(R~gular) (Adjourned) (Speciemeeting ~ f r
on the day of ............p..r'......,..............................., 20......, by the
following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Cader-Thompson, Vice Mayor Healy, Maguire, Moynihan, O'Brien, Mayor Thompson, Torliatt
NOES: None
ABSENT: None n
ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
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