HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 08-077RESOLUTION N0.08 - 077
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
DECLARING HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (WEEDS)
TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER
DECLARATION AS TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES ON JANUARY 21, 2009
WHEREAS, hazardous vegetation is growing in the City of Saratoga upon certain
streets, sidewalks, highway, roads and private property; and
WHEREAS, said vegetation attains such growth as to become a fire menace or are
otherwise noxious or dangerous; and
WHEREAS, said vegetation constitutes a public nuisance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, as
follows:
1. That whenever weeds are growing upon or along any street, sidewalk, highway, road and
private property, such weeds constitute a public nuisance and the City Council may declare
the same a public nuisance;
2. That said nuisance exists upon certain streets, sidewalks, highways, roads and private
property, within the City of Saratoga and is hereby declared to be a public nuisance;
3. That notice of the Public Hearing described in paragraph 4 below at which the City Council
will consider declaring a public nuisance as to specific properties is hereby ordered to be
given to the owners of those specific properties identified as containing hazardous vegetation
(weeds) by the City's Enforcement Officer and more particularly described by common name
or by reference to the tract, block, lot, code area and parcel number on the report prepared by
and on file in the office of the County Fire Marshal and/or the County Agricultural
Commissioner;
4. That it is ordered that on Wednesday, the_21 sc daYof January, 2009, a Public Hearing will be
held during a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council which will begin at 7:00 p.m. in
the Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, hereby fixed as the time and place
where objections to the proposed Declaration of Nuisance as to Specific Properties requiring
destruction and removal of hazardous vegetation (weeds) shall be heard and given due
consideration;
5. That the County Fire Marshal and/or the County Agricultural Commissioner is hereby
designated as the person to cause notice to be given in the manner and form provided in
Article 15, Chapter 7 of the Saratoga City Code, and as the person to hereafter cause
abatement of the seasonal and recurring hazardous vegetation (weed) nuisance described
above.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Saratoga City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 3ra day of December 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Susie Nagpal, Howard Miller, Jill Hunter, Vice Mayor
Kathleen King, Mayor Chuck Page
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
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luck Page, Mayor
ullivan, City Clerk