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Home My WebLink AboutItem 10c - County Weed AbatementDATE: February 4, 2025 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager By: Linda Rodriguez, City Clerk SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 7615 DECLARING THAT WEEDS, BRUSH, RUBBISH, AND REFUSE UPON OR IN FRONT OF SPECIFIED PROPERTY IN THE CITY ARE A SEASONAL AND RECURRENT PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND DECLARING AN INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF CEQA: Not a Project Recommendation: Adopt SUMMARY The Los Angeles County Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures (the “County”) has submitted a “Declaration List” of private properties within the City that have been found by their inspection to have hazardous weeds, brush, and rubbish, which constitute an existing or potential hazard to the health and safety of adjacent property owners. While this declaration is a normal and customary process for the City, numerous wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles County in January 2025 underscore the importance of abating dry, flammable vegetation on vacant properties. As a result, the County recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution declaring that the conditions are a public nuisance and must be abated or removed. It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7615 and schedule the protest public hearing for February 18, 2025. BACKGROUND Annually, the County inspects vacant properties located in the City of Arcadia to identify potentially hazardous conditions that must be removed or abated. For 2025, 19 properties have been found to have weeds, brush, and/or rubbish upon them and a list of those addresses has been attached as part of Resolution No. 7615, Exhibit “A”. At the request of the County, attached for City Council consideration is the adoption of Resolution No. 7615 declaring that weeds, brush, rubbish, and refuse upon or in front of specified property in the City are a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance and declaring its intention to provide for the abatement thereof. It is also recommended that Resolution No. 7615 – County Weed Abatement February 4, 2025 Page 2 of 2 a public hearing be scheduled for February 18, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., as the date and time for the City Council to hear protests, if any, from affected property owners. The nuisance abatement process also allows property owners sufficient time to clean up their properties before the County provides services on their behalf. Quite often, on large vacant properties, it is easier and cheaper for the property owners to allow the County to remove the weeds and debris and pay the abatement charge. Upon adoption of Resolution No. 7615, the County will mail weed abatement notices to those property owners. If the properties are not sufficiently mitigated, the County will carry out the work and add the cost for doing so to the annual property tax bills for the subject property. This item will be brought back to the City Council later this year for adoption of a final list of properties that will be charged for the abatement. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEAQA”), as it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. FISCAL IMPACT There is no cost to the City to have the County abate or remove nuisances from those properties located in the City of Arcadia. Affected property owners are assessed by the County directly for the removal of the weeds, brush, rubbish, and refuse, if necessary. This program negates the need for code enforcement efforts by City Staff on these properties and increases the rate of compliance significantly. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council find that the proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopt Resolution No. 7615 declaring that weeds, brush, rubbish, and refuse upon or in front of specified property in the City are a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance, and declaring its intention to provide for the abatement thereof; and schedule the protest public hearing for February 18, 2025. Attachment: Resolution No. 7615 1 RESOLUTION NO. 7615 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT WEEDS, BRUSH, RUBBISH, AND REFUSE UPON OR IN FRONT OF SPECIFIED PROPERTY IN THE CITY ARE A SEASONAL AND RECURRENT PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND DECLARING AN INTENTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Title 4, Division 3, Part 2, Chapter 13, Article 2, of the California Government Code, Sections 39560 to 39588, inclusive, and evidence received by it, the City Council of the City of Arcadia specifically finds: A. That the weeds, brush or rubbish growing or existing upon the streets, sidewalks, or private property in the City attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property, or are otherwise noxious or dangerous, or a public nuisance. B. That the presence of dry grass, stubble, refuse, or other flammable materials are conditions that endanger the public safety by creating a fire hazard. C. That by reason of the foregoing facts, the weeds, brush, rubbish, dry grass, stubble, refuse and other flammable material growing or existing upon the private property hereinafter described, and upon the streets and sidewalks in front of said property, constitute a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance and should be abated as such. D. That the public nuisance exists upon, or on the streets or sidewalks in front of, the private properties described in Exhibit “A”. 2 SECTION 2. Pursuant to the findings of fact by this City Council heretofore made, the City Council determines that the weeds, brush, rubbish, dry grass, stubble, refuse and other flammable material in and upon and in front of the real property hereinbefore described constitute and are hereby declared to be a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance which should be abated. The Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures, County of Los Angeles, is hereby designated the person to give notice to destroy said weeds, rubbish, dry grass, stubble, refuse, or other flammable material and shall cause notices to be given to each property owner by United States Mail. SECTION 3. The Agricultural Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to recover its costs of inspection of the properties hereinabove described in a manner consistent with prior action of the Board adopting a fee schedule for such inspection. The recovery of these costs is vital to the ongoing operation governing the identification and abatement of those properties that constitute a seasonal and recurrent public nuisance and endanger the public safety. SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] 3 Passed, approved and adopted this 4th day of February, 2025. _______________________ Mayor of the City of Arcadia ATTEST: ______________________ City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: _______________________ Michael J. Maurer City Attorney 2025 LOS ANGELESCOUNTY DECLARATION LIST CITY OF ARCAIA KEY OF 7, CITY CODE 035 (UNIMPROVED) DATE: 1/8/2025 PARCEL LOCATION OWNER MAILING ADDRESS CITY/STATE ZIP 5765 002 015 NEVIS CAPITL LLC 335 N BERRY ST BREA CA 92821 5765 002 016 NEVIS CAPITL LLC 335 N BERRY ST BREA CA 92821 5771 001 902 LA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 900 S FREMONT AVE ALHAMBRA CA 91803 5773 007 009 153 E SANTA CLARA ST KOEPER,JOSEF TR 153 W LEMON AVE ARCADIA CA 91007 5779 015 041 CHIEN,CHEN F A CO TR 1604 SHENANDOAH RD SAN MARINO CA 91108 5779 018 040 201 E DUARTE RD MEILOON PROPERTIES LLC 713 W DUARTE RD STE G300 ARCADIA CA 91007 5779 018 050 203 E DUARTE RD MEILOON PROPERTIES LLC 713 W DUARTE RD STE G300 ARCADIA CA 91007 5784 020 014 KOLOVOS,GEORGE P TR 12424 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 1040 LOS ANGELES CA 90025 8532 013 026 289 NORTH ROBERTSON BLVD II LLC 2220 AVENUE OF THE STARS # 1005 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 8532 013 027 289 NORTH ROBERTSON BLVD II LLC 2220 AVENUE OF THE STARS # 1005 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 8532 013 029 289 NORTH ROBERTSON BLVD II LLC 2220 AVENUE OF STARS #1005 LOS ANGELES CA 90067 8532 016 001 LIVINGSTON GRAHAM INC PO BOX 52427 ATLANTA GA 30355 8532 016 003 LIVINGSTON GRAHAM INC PO BOX 52427 ATLANTA GA 30355 8532 016 004 LIVINGSTON GRAHAM INC PO BOX 52427 ATLANTA GA 30355 8532 016 022 LIVINGSTON GRAHAM INC PO BOX 52427 ATLANTA GA 30355 8572 002 005 314 E LIVE OAK AVE WU,YI-SHUEN M AND SHI-HUNG K 1601 PERKINS DR ARCADIA CA 91006 8572 002 007 WU,YI-SHUEN M AND SHI-HUNG K 1601 PERKINS DR ARCADIA CA 91006 8573 024 005 122 E LIVE OAK AVE NORTH AMERICA DONGHENG HOLDING 411 E HUNTINGTON DR STE 107 PMB 387 ARCADIA CA 91006 8573 024 006 128 E LIVE OAK AVE NORTH AMERICA DONGHENG HOLDING 411 E HUNTINGTON DR STE 107 PMB 387 ARCADIA CA 91006 TOTAL VACANT/IMPROVED RECORDS 0 TOTAL UNIMPROVED RECORDS 19 TOTAL RECORDS 19 Exhibit "A"