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RESOLUTION NO. 6579
RESOLIJTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
OFCLARING ~F.EOS TO BE A NUISANCE ANO SETTING A
HEARING
WHEREAS, weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.0lO(b) of the Palo Alto Municpal
Code, are growing in the City of Palo Alto upon various streets, alleys, sidewalks,
and parcels of private property withir. said municipal"ity, such as weeds which
bear seeds of a wingy and downy nature, or may attain such large growth as to
become a fire menace when dry, or are other-ise combustible, a menace of the µublic
healt~, noxious, or dangerous; and
WHEREAS, said weeds constitute a public nuisance;
hOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City ~f Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. Such weeds do now constitute, and w'fin continue to constit~te_,
a public nuisance. Said nuisance exists .pon all of the streets, alleys, sidewalks,
and parcels of private property ~ith1n said city as shown, descrihed, and delineated
on the several 11aps of the properties i~ said city which are recorded in the Office
of the County Recorder of the County of Santa Clara9 reference in each instance
for the description of any particular street, alley, or parcel of private property
being hereby made to the several maps aforesaid, and, in tne event of their being
se·"eral subdivisi1-'n maps on which tt-e su.e lots are sh""'1, reference is here•.y
mane to the Tastest subdivision map.
SECTION 2. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the said public nuisanco be abated
in the manner provided by Chap";.er 8.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code~
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED thot Monday, the 12th day of J~nuary 1987, 1t the hour
of 7: 30 P .M. of said day,. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at
the Council 1 Chambe!"s of the Civic Center of !';a id c1 ty. be and the same is hereby
fixe~ as the time and place when objections to the ~roposed destruction or removal
of such weeds shall be heard and given due cc;ns1deration;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Fir! Chief of the City of Palo Alto is directed
to cause notice of said heari:ig ta be given 1n the time. manner and fom provided
in Chapter 8.C8 of said Palo Alto Mun1cipal Code.
SECTlOlt 3. Unless such nuisance 1s abated without delay by the dostruct~on
or removal of such ieads, the work of abating such nuisance vii 11 be done by the
County of Santa Clara But~fng Official for the City of Palo Alto, and the expensP.s
thE-reof assessed upon the lots and lands from which, and/or in the ~ront and ~ar
of which. such weeds shall have been destroyed or removed.
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SECTION 4. The Councill finds that none of the provisions of this resolution
will have a significant adverse environmental impact.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 22, 1986
AYES: Co~b, Fletcher, r.l~in, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSENTIONS: None
ABSENT~ Bechtel, Sutorius /
APPROVED:
Mayor