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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7060 - Weed Abatementi EESOLUTION N ©. 7 06 0 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH DECLARING THAT WEEDS AND OTHER PUBLIC NUISANCES EXIST UPON STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS, PKW1JAYS, AND PRIVATE PEOPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, DECLARING-THAT SAID WEEDS AND PUBLIC NUISANCES MUST BE ABATED, SETTING T.M- THE AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER PROTESTS FROU PERSONS OBJECTING TO THE PRO20SED DESTRUCTION OR REMOVAL OF SUCH PUBLIC NUISANCES BY THE CITY, AND DIRECTING THE FIRE CHIEF TO GIVE NOTICE OF THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION AND OF THE PUBLIC :TEARING WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the following conditions exist upon streets, alleys, sidewalks, parkways and private property within the City as shown, described and delineated on the several maps of the properties in the City which are recorded in the Office of the county Recorder of the County of Orange; (a) Weeds are growing 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; (b) Dry grass, stubble, brush, garden refuse, litter, or other flammable material which constitutes a fire hazard or which, when dry, will in reasonable probability constitute a fire hazard; (c) Poison oak and poison ivy which constitute a menace to the public health; (d) Rubbish, refuse and dirt upon parkways and side- walks, and rubbish and refuse upon private property; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of the City Council said condi- tions constitute a public nuisance and should be abated as such pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.48 of the Newport Beach 14unici.pal Code; -1- NOW$ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: SECTION 1. The City Council hereby determines and declares that the weeds and other conditions described above which exist upon • the streets, alleys, sidewalks, parkways and private property within the City are a public nuisance. SECTION 2. Said public nuisances must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof, and all owners of property on which such public nuisances exist or which abuts public streets or sidewalks on which such public nuisances exist shall without delay destroy or remove all such public nuisances or such work will be done by the City, in which case the cost of such work will be assessed upon the lands from which, and /or in the front and rear of which, such nuisances shall have been destroyed or removed. SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby set the 22nd day of September, 1969, at 7:30 p.m. as the time, and the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Newport Beach as the place, for hearing objections and protests to the proposed abatement of such nuisances. SECTION 4. The Fire Chief is hereby directed to give notice of the passage of this resolution, of the Council's direction that such public nuisances must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof, and of the time and place set for the public hearing to consider protests, in the following manner: By publishing the form of notice set forth in Section 10.48.040 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code at least twice in the official newspaper of the City, the first publication of which s'nall be at least ten days prior to the time fixed by the City Council for hearing objections, and by mailing at least ten days prior to the • time fixed by the City Council for hearing objections a postcard giving notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing to consider protests to all owners of real property subject to -2 assessment for the abatement work directed to the address of said owners as shown on the latest County tax roll, • ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 19690 ATTEST: Cat p. ec ; @E8�,�6EBK OF THE CITY OF Po PORT BRACH _3_ THS:mh 9/3/69