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RESOLUTION 11-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
DECLARING HAZARDOUS VEGETATION (WEEDS) TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE TO CONSIDER DECLARATION AS TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES ON JANUARY 18, 2012
WHEREAS, hazardous vegetation, including weeds and brush, is growing in the City of Saratoga upon certain streets, sidewalks, highways, roads, and private property; and
WHEREAS, the weeds, brush, and rubbish create a fire hazard and/or health; and
WHEREAS, said weeds, brush, and rubbish constitute a public nuisance;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby resolves that the following:
1. That weeds, brush, and/or rubbish that create a fire hazard and/or health hazard are a public nuisance;
2. That the nuisance exists or recurs upon the streets, sidewalks, highways, roads, and private property,
noted by common name or by reference to the tract, block, lot, code area, and parcel number, on a report
prepared by and on file in the Office of the County Fire Marshal and/or the County Agricultural
Commissioner;
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 herby ordered to be given to the owners
of those specific properties identified in the report noted in paragraph 2 above;
4. That it is ordered that Wednesday, the 18th day of January 2012, during a Public Hearing at the regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council that will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Saratoga Civic Theater located at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue in Saratoga, is 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 at a regular meeting of the Saratoga City Council held on the 21st day of December 2011 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Chuck Page, Mayor
ATTEST:
DATE:
Crystal Morrow, City Clerk