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RESOLUTION NO. 6452
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
nunicipality, 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
:lry, or are otherwise combustible, a menace to the public heal th,
noxious, or dangerous; and
WHEREAS, said weeds constitute a public nuisance;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE
as follows:
SECTION 1. Said weeds do now constitute, and will continue to
constitute, a puhl i~ nuisanc~~ 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 Alto
Municipal Code;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Monday, the 13th day of January, 1986,
at the hour of 7:30 P.M. of said day, or as soon thereafter :ts 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 consideration1
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Fire Chief of tne City of Palo Alto
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 Al to Municipal
Code.
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 upon the lots and lands
from wnich, and/or in the front and rear of which, such weeds shall
have been destroyed or removed.
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SECTION 4. The Council finds that none of the provisions of this
resolution will have a significant adverse environmental impact.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 16, 1985
AYES: Bf·chtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Sutorius, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED: l&Ju~ Mayor
Attorney