HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2020-057B N.C.S. 05/04/2020Resolution No. 2020®057B N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
CONSISTING OF WEEDS GROWING UPON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PETALUMA AND ORDERING
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ABATE SAID WEEDS BY CONTRACT
IF PROPERTY OWNERS FAIL TO DO SO
WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of March 2020, the Council of the City of Petaluma adopted
Resolution No. 2020-033 N.C.S., declaring weeds growing upon public and private property
referred to and described in said Resolution, constituted and were a public nuisance and fixed
the 4th day of May 2020, at the hour of 6:45 p.m., or as soon thereafter as can be heard, in
the Council Chambers of City Hall, 11 English Street, Petaluma, California, as the time and
place of hearing protests and objections to said abatement proceedings; and,
WHEREAS, written notice of the May 4, 2020 hearing, substantially in the form
provided by Government Code Section 39566, was mailed to all owners of potentially
impacted property at least five days prior to said hearing pursuant to Government Code
Section 39567.1, as specified in Resolution No. 2020-033 N.C.S.; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has held its hearing and considered all objections or
protests to the proposed abatement of nuisance weeds and has considered, followed or
overruled any or all objections, as hereinafter set forth, and the City Council has now
acquired jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of abatement of said weed nuisances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The City Council does hereby order the Fire Department of the City of Petaluma,
through a contractor employed by the City, to abate said nuisances by removing said weed
nuisances by means of mowing, disking, handwork, or blading using whichever means it
deems to be the most appropriate after considering the location and the terrain of said parcels
of public and private property referred to and described in said Resolution No. 2020-033
N.C.S., and attached as Exhibit A to this resolution. Said mowing, dishing, handwork, and
blading shall be accomplished as many times as the Fire Department may deem necessary to
provide the best possible control of weeds; and,
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2. To recover administrative costs for managing the abatement program, the City
Council authorizes the Fire Marshal to assess an administrative fee ($217.00) to every parcel
or lot of private or public property that requires abatement by the City; and,
The Fire Department shall keep an account of the cost of this abatement of said
nuisances on public and private property where the work is done, and thereafter submit to the
Council for confirmation, an itemized written report showing such cost as required by
Section 39574 of the Government Code, and thereafter such proceedings shall be had for
special assessments against the respective parcels of land to pay for the cost of said work, in
the manner provided by Chapter 13, Part 2, Division 3, of Title 4 of the Government Code.
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 App ro to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 41h day of May 2020, r
by the following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Vice Mayor Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Mayor Barrett
ATTEST: _ —m
City Clerk Vice Mayor
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Exhibit A
Parcel No. Address
006-163-040 368 Petaluma Boulevard North
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