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RESOLUTION NO. 5984
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
DECLARING WEEDS TO BE A NUISANCE AND SETTING A
HEARING
WHEREAS, weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.0lO(b) of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code, are growing in the City of Palo Alto upon various
streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within said
municipality, such as weeds which bear seeds of a wingy or downy
nature, or may attain such large growth as to become a fire menace when
dry, or are otherwise combustiblt:·, a menace to the public health:r
noxious, or dangeroUSi and
WHEREAS, said weeds constitute a public nuisancei
NOW, THEREFORE, the Cou~cil of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE
as follows:
SECTION 1. Said weeds do now constitute, and will continue to
canst i tute, a public nuisance. Said nuisance exists upon all of the
streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within said
city as shown, described, and delineated on the several maps of the
properties in said city which are recorded in the Office of the County
Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, reference in each instance for
the description of any particular street, alley, or parcel of private
property being hereby made to several maps aforesaid, and, in the event
of their being several subdivision maps on which the same lots are
shown, reference is hereby made to the latest subdivision map.
SECTION 2. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the said public nuisance
be abated in the manner provided by Chapter 8. 08 of the Palo Al to
Municipal Code;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Monday, the 25th day of January, 1982,
at the hour of 7: 30 p.m. of said day, or as soon thereafter as the
matter may be heard, at the Council Chambers of the Ci vie Center of
said city, be and the same is fixed as the time and place when objec-
tions to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds shall be
heard and given due consideration:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Director of Public Works is
directed to cause notice of said hearing to be given in the time,
manner and form provided in Chapter 8.08 of said Palo Alto Municipal
Code.
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SECTION 3. Unless such nuisance is abated without delay by the
destruction or removal of such weeds, the work of abating such nuisance
will be done by the County of Santa Clara authorities for the City of
Palo Al to, and the expenses thereof assessed upoH the lots and lan<ls
from which, and/or in the front and rear of which, such weeds shall
have been destroyed or removed.
SECTION 4. The Council finds that none of the provisions of this
resolution will have a significant adverse environmental impact.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 11, 1982
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel,
Witherspoon
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
City Attorney