HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2629 Pa~OLUTXON NO. 2629
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SARATOGA DECLARING A PUBLIC NUISANCE TO
E~ UPON THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS TRACT 7770
AND T~ PROPERTY KNOWN AS ASSESSOR~J PARCEL
NUMBER 503--12-024
WHEREAS, evidence has been presented to the City Council indicating
certain violations having been committed within the subdivision identified as Tract
7770 and upon the property identified as Assessor's Parcel Number 503-12-024, such
violations generally consisting of:
(a) Grading activity without a permit having been issued to authorize the
same, in violation of Article 16-55 of the City Code.
(b) Tree removal without a permit having been issued to authorize the
same, in violation of Article 15-50 of the City Code.
(e) Failure to comply with subdivision conditions for Tract 7770 requiring
City approval prior to the performance of any site development work
on individ:~8! lots, in violation of Section 3-05.010 of the City Code.
(d) Grading and tree removal activity within dedicated open space areas,
in violation of the open space agreement between the subdividers of
Tract 7770 and the City.
(e) Grading and tree removal activity on APN 503-12-024 in violation of
the Williamson Act contract relating to said parcel.
WHEREAS, the City's subdivision, zoning and grading ordinances provide
that any violation thereof shall constitute a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, Section 3-15,020 of the City Code states that whenever the
City Council has declared by resolution or ordinance that a nuisance exists upon a
parcel of land, the City Council may utilize the provisions of Article 3-15 of the City
Code to abate such nuisance and to make the costs of such abatement a special
assessment against the parcels upon which the nuisance exists,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved as follows,
1. Each of the violations described above is hereby declared to
constitute a public nuisance upon the respective parcel of land where such violation
was committed, as indicated by the staff report and the supporting documentation
presented to the City Council, which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. The City Manager is authorized and directed to utilize the provisions
of Article 3-15 of the City Code to effect the abatement of said nuisances and to
make the costs of such abatement a special assessment against the property upon
which the abatement work is performed.
3. The owner of any property upon which a public nuisance is herein
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declared to exist may present objections to the proposed abatement at the regular
meeting of the City Council to be held on Wednesday, February 21,1990, at 7:30 p.m.,
at which time such objections will be heard and given due consideration.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Saratoga held on the 17th day January 1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Moyles, Stutzman and Mayor Clevenger
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABgEAIN: Councilmenber Peterson
Mayor ~
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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