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RESOLUTION NO. 6747
RESOLUTION OF THE cou~~IL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO DECLARING WEEDS TO BE A NUISANCE AND
SETTING A HEARING
WHBREAS, weeds, as defined in Section 8.08.0lO(b) of the Palo
Alto Municip~l Code, are growing in the 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 and downy nature, or may attain such large growth as to
become a fire menace when dry, or are otherwise combust.:..ble, a
menace of the public health, noxious, or dangerous~ and
WHEREAS, said weeds constitute a public nuisance1
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto do1'!S
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1: Such weeds do now constitute, and will continue
to constitute, a public nuisance. Such nuisance exists upon all
of the streets, alleys, sidewalks, and parcels of private property
within said city as shown, described, and delineated on the sev-
eral maps of the properties in said city which are recorded in the
Off ice of the County Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, refer-
ence 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 the event of there being sev-
eral subdivision maps on which the same lots are shown, reference
is hereby made to the lates~ 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 Tuesday, the 17th day of January,
1989, 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 hereby fixed as the time
and place when objections to the proposed destruction or removal
of such weeds shall be he3rd and given due consideration;
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED th:at the Fire Chief of the City of Palo
Alto is directed to cause notice of sai:1 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 Bulding Off i-
cial 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.
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SECTION 4:
chis resolution
impact.
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The Council finds that none of the provisions of
will have a significant adverse environmental
PASSED: December 19. 1988
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein. Levy, Renzel, Sutod.us
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Patitucci. Woolley
Attorney
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