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RESOLUTION NO. 4935
A m,SOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA DECLARING THAT WEEDS
GROWING UPON AND IN FRONT OF, AND BRUSH,
RUBBISH, REFUSE, AND DIRT UPON AND IN
FRONT OF CERTAIN PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE
CITY ARE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND DECLARING
ITS INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ABATEMENT
THEREOF.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JillCAllll DOZS RESOLVE
AS FOLLO'"IS:
BE IT RESOLVED TEAT, pursu:mt to the provisions of
Articles 1 and 2, Chapter 13, Part 2, Division 3, Title 4, of
the Califoruia Gover~~nt Code, Sections 39500 to 39588, in-
clusive, ~d evidence received by it, the City Council of the
Ci ty of Arcadia s:pecifically finds:
SECTION 1: That the weeds growing upon the private
p=oparty hereinafter described and upon the streets and side-
walks in front of said property are weeds which bear seeds of
a \'1ing:; or down,y nature or attain such large growth as to
become a fire menace to adjacent improved property when dry,
or \'1hich are otherwise noxious and dangerous_
f~~ION 2: That the presence of dry grass, stubble,
refuse, or other flaomable materials are conditions which
endanger the public safety_
SECT:ON 3: That by reason of the foregoing facts, the
weeds or dry grass, stubble, refuse, or other flammable material
growing or existing upon the private property hereinafter des-
crib3Q, ~d upon the streets and sidewalks in front of said
prcperty constitute a public nuisance and should be abated as
:;;~h.
SECTION 4: That the private property, together with the
streets and s~dewalks in front of same herein referred to, is
I:ore particularly described as follows, to-wit: That certain
property described in Appendix "An attached hereto and by this
reference ~ade a part hereof as though set forth in full at this
point.
BE IT T.!rEREFORE RESOLVED, pursuant to the f.i.ndings of fact,
by this Council heretofore made, that the weeds or dry grass,
stubble, refuse, or other fl~able material in and upon and in
front of the real property hereinbefore described constitute
and are hereby declared to be a public nuisance which should be
abated. The Agricultural Commissioner, County of Los Angeles, is
hereby designated the person to give notice to rlcstroy said weeds
or dry ,grass, stubble, refuse, or other flammable material and
shall cause notice:;, to be given to each property owner by United
States I1ail and said notice shall be substantially in the following
for~ to-wit:
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I:OTrCE TO DESTROY 'wEDS,
.RE:10TI: BTIt'S:3:, RUE3ISE, P.L:i'USE, ;\liD DIP..T
!~otice is hereb:r giV3:J. t!1at 0'1 :5'ab:ua.ry 1?, 1981, the City Cou::::il
cf t::::? City 0;: Aro::,",dia passed a resolution decla::-ing that noxious or
dan~ar~~s weeds ~d/or sagebrush-ch3.?a=rul wer~ ~ow~g upon or in front
c~ the property described in this n07.ic~; and/or that :ubbish, refus~
~d dirt were upon or in fro:i.t of said property on certain streets in
said city or t~coryorated area of the Co~ty of Los Au6eles, and more
~articularly described in "~e resolution, and that they constitute a
fil'e hazard or public nnsance which oust be abated by the rellloval of
said weeds, brush, rubbish, refuse ~nd dirt, otherwise they lllay be
removed and t::e nuisance abated by city or county authorities and the
bn:.sJ:." I".lbbish, refuse =d dirt are removed, and such cost will co:::.sti tute
a lien upon such lots or lands until paid. Reference is hereby !:lade to
said resolution for further details. Herbicides Iaay be used for the
prevention oi said weeds. Herbicides may have a residual effect of one
year or !:lore. If you are opposed to the use of herbicides on your
property and are willing to be billed the additional cost of conventional
cleaning, please retur:J. this post card to the Weed Abate!ll2nt Division
'~o~ing this office of your decision. If you do not return this card
it will be assuwed you have no objection to participation in the herbicide
pro~~3m. All property o~ners having ~ objectiocs to the proposed
~e~oval of ~eeds, brush, rubbish, refuse and dirt are hereby notified
tnat they may attend a meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia
t~ b~ ~eld in the Council Chamber of said City at 7:30 p.!:l. en March 17,
1981, ~'1he1:!. t::eir objections i.rill be heard and give!J. d'.le co=ideratio:c..
!f the prvp8rty o'Kner does not want to present objections to the proposed
re~~val 01 the weeds, br~sh, rubbish, refuse, and dirt he need !J.ot ap~ear
a'.; the abov-e;-n:entioned hearing.
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Property OiinerS axe advised that regrowth after first removal should
not ~e pe~itted otherliise City crews may clear regrowth.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Tuesday, the 17th day of March, 1981,
at the hour of 7:30 p.m. of said day is the day and hour, ,and the Meeting
Room of the City Council of the City of Arcadia in the City Hall in the
CHy of Arcadia is fixed by this City Council as the place when and where
an~ and all property owners having any objections to the aforesaid proposed
re~oval of weeds or dry grass, stubble, refuse, or other flammable materi31
!!lay appear beIore the City Council and shown cause why said weeds or dry
grass, s~~bble, refuse, or other flammable material should not be removed
in accordance with this resolution, and said objections will then and there
be heard and given due consideration; and
BE IT RESOLVED Tlli\T the notices to destroy weeds or dry grass, stubble,
refuse or other flammable material hereinbefore referred to shall be mailed
by said Agricultural Cowaissioner at least ten days prior to March 17, 1981.
SECTION 5. That the Clerk of the Council shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held on the 17th day of
February, 1981 , by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmen,
to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Dring, Gilb, Haltom, Saelid and Pellegrino
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C~ty Clerk of the City of Arcad~a
S'GNSD AND A"ROVED thi, 17th day 0' Feb~~~ 198L~
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Mayor of the ty of rcadia
Councilmen
None
None
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C~ty Clerk
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