RES-9745 Declaring Weeds a Public Nuisance and Initiating ProceedingsRESOLUTION NO. 9745
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE DECLARING WEEDS A
PUBLIC NUISANCE AND INITIATING
ABATEMENT PROCEEDINGS.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE that:
1. The City Council elects to proceed under Government Code Section 299501-39588
to declare as a public nuisance and abate all weeds growing upon streets, sidewalks
and private property in the
City;In this Resolution and in all subsequent proceedings, weeds means weeds
which when mature bear wingy or downy seeds which will attain such a large growth as
to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous,
and includes sagebrush, chaparral, poison oak and poison ivy, when the conditions of
growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health, dry grass, stubble, brush, litter
and othe:f flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire
hazard.2. The Council declares as a public nuisance all weeds growing upon the
streets,sidewalks and private property in the
city.3. The property upon which, or in front of which, the nuisance declared in paragraph
2 exists are described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part by this reference.
The Council finds and declares that weeds on or in front of the parcels specified in Exhibit
A are seasonal and recurrent in nature. In accordance with Section 39562.1, the
seasonal and recurrent nuisances shall be abated under Sections 39501-39588 and upon
the second and subsequent occurrence in the same calendar year, no further hearings will be
held and notice shall be by mailing a postcard as provided in Section
39562.1.4. City of Orange Municipal Code Section 8.36.03 designates to the Fire
Marshal the authority to perform the duties imposed by the City of Orange Municipal
CodeChapter 8.36, Government Code Sections 39560-39588 and the currently
adopted
California Fire Code.5. Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at the
Orange City Council Chambers, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California, is fixed as the
time and place for hearing all objections to the proposed
removal of weeds.6. The City Clerk shall mail written notice of the proposed abatement
to all persons owning property described in paragraph 3 of this Resolution. The notice
shall be mailed to (:ach person to whom the property is assessed as shown on
the last equalized assessment roll. The clerk shall mail the notice at least five days before the
time set for the hearing. The notice shall be in substantially
NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS
Notice is hereby given that on the lOth day of June, 2003, the City Council of the City
of Orange passed a Resolution declaring that noxious or dangerous weeds were growing
upon or in front of the property on this street, and more particularly described in the
Resolution, and that they constitute a public nuisance which must be abated by the
removal of the weeds. Otherwise, they will be removed and the nuisance abated by the
City and the cost of removal assessed upon the land from or in front of which the weeds
are removed, and will constitute a lien upon such land until paid. Reference is hereby
made to the Resolution for further particulars. A copy of said Resolution is on file in the
office of the City Clerk.
All property owners having any objections to the proposed removal of the weeds are
hereby notified to attend a meeting of the City Council of the City of Orange to be held at
the .orange City Council Chambers, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California, on
Jun,' 24, 2003, at the hour of7:00 p.m., when their objections will be heard and given due
consideration.
ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2003.
ATTEST:
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Cassandra J. Cat , City Clerk, City of Orange
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the lOth day
of Jlme 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ambriz, Alvarez, Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 9745
Weed Abatement Lots Requiring Clean Up
Spring 2003
1. Jorge Arreguin
1836 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd
Orange, CA 92865
AP# 360-101-16) Slope behind
this address 2. Endora
Management LLC 2700 N
Whitehall St Orange,
CA 92867 AP# 093-502-l5)Vacant lot at
4629 E. Walnut,
Orange 3. John West C/
of John B &
Trust 16731 Orange Dr
Yorba Linda, CA 92886 AP# 379-311-03) Vacant lot at
1089 N Rancho Santiago
Blvd. Orange
4. Union Pacific
Railroad Ernestine Burtley
Real Estate Representative
1800 Farham Street Omaha, NE 68102
Abandoned Railroad from
Chapman to Fairhaven
5. Anthony Chen
1441 N Kennymead Orange, CA 92869 AP# 093-241-45)