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ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 6080
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
DECLARING WEEDS 'll(J BE A NUIS.~NCE ANO SE'rTING A
HEARING
WHEREAS, weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.0lO(b) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, are growing in t.he City of Palo Alto upon
various streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private pro-
perty within said municipality, such as weeds which bear seeds of
a wingy or downy nature, or may attain such large growth as to be-
come a fire menace when dry, or are otherwise combustible, a men-
ace to the public health, noxious, or dangerous; and
WHEREAS, said weeda constitute a public nuisance1
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RE-
SOLVE as follows:
SECTION l. Said weeds do now constitute, and will con-
tinue to constitute, a public nuisance. Said nuisa'lce exists upon
all of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private pro-
perty 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 prope~ty bein9 hereby made to
several maps aforesaid, and, in the e•1ent of their beinq 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 Alto Muncipal Code:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Monday, the 10th 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 Civic
Center of said city, be and the same is fixed as the time and
place when objections to the proposed destruction or removal of
such weeds shall be heard and given due consideration;
IT IS FURTliER ORDERED that the Director of 'Public Works is
directed to cause notice of said hearing t~ be given in the time,
manner and form provided in Chapter 8.08 of said Palo Alto Munici-
pal Code.
SECTION 3. Unless such nuisance is abated without delay
by the destruction or reftloval of such weeds, the work of abating
such nuisance will be done by the County of Santa Clara authori-
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ties for the City of Palo Alto, and the expenses thereof assessed
upon the lots and lands 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: December 13, 1982
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb. Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher. Klein, Levy, Renzel,
Witherspoon
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
Eity ii1tJ:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Attorn@y