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RESOLUTION NO. 6541
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 Al to upon various
streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property within said
municipality, such as weeds which bear seeds of a win9y or downy
nature, or may attain such large 9rowth as to become a fire menace when
dry, or are otherwise combustible, a menace to the public health,
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 wil 1 continue to
constitute, a publ is 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
Recorde~ 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 11th day of August, 1986,
at the hour of 7 :30 P.M. of said day, or as soon thereafter as the
mattt;r oay 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 objec-
tions to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds shall be
heard and given due consideration:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Fire Chief of the 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 Alto 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 Alto, and the expenses thereof assessed upon the lots and lands
froa which, and/or in the front and rear of which, such weeds shall
have been d3Btroyed or removed.
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SECTION 4. The Council finds that none of the prov1s1ons of this
resolution will have a significant adv~rse environmental impact.
INTRODUCED AND PASSEU: July 21, 1986
AYES; Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Sutorius
APPROVED:
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Mayor
Attorney
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