RES-9041 Initiating Weed Abatement ProceedingsRESOLUTION NO. 9041
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 d,~clare as a public nuisance and abate all weeds growing upon streets, sidewalks
and plrivate 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 other 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 f:xists are described in EXHmIT "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 EXHmIT "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. The Fire Marshal is the person designated to perform the duties
imposed by Government Code Sections 39560-39588 upon the Superintendent, and
all references in Ithese proceedings to Superintendent
means that person.5. Tuesday, November 24, 1998, 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 each 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 November 10,1998, 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
November 24, 1998, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., when their objections will be heard and
given due consideration.
ADOPTED this 10th day of November, 1998.
g72
ATTEST:
C~4] t',,~17~r:; ;(-~~City
Clerk ofth ity 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 10th day of
November, 1998, by the following vote:AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:SLATER,
COONTZ, SPURGEON, ALVAREZ NONE
MURPHY
NG
1-Ca-~
City Clerk of the d{ty of Orange
Reso No. 9041 VB:dg
2
E:XHIBIT A
Lots to be cleared
Fall 1998
1. 039-
142-12 Vacant lot N/E corner of Cypress
and Sycamore David
L. Cuthbert
2. 085-581-62 Vacant lot west side of Nohl
Ranch & N/O
Serrano Sun
Cal Companies 3. 085-581-64 Vacant lot west side
of Nohl Ranch &
N/O
Serrano Sun Cal Companies 4. 085-581-66 Vacant lot
west side of
Nohl Ranch &
N/O Serrano Sun Cal Companies 5. 093-
031-02 Vacant lot
across street
from 2905 E Walnut
Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
6. 093-
495-18 3805 E.
Spring St.
Christopher Berry/
Angela Simpson 7. 374-
491-10 908