2010/05/11 City Council Resolution 2010-48RESOLUTION 2010 -48
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
DECLARING WEEDS TO BE A NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR WEED
ABATEMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 39560 THROUGH
39588; ARTICLE 2 - ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR WEED AND RUBBISH
ABATEMENT AND SETTING PUBLIC HEARING
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK that:
1. There exists on numerous lots and parcels of real property within the City
of Rohnert Park weeds, dry grass, stubble; brush, litter and other flammable material which
endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard and which the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park hereby finds and declares to constitute a public nuisance which should be removed
and cleared from each and all of said premises.
2. The Department of Public Safety of the City of Rohnert Park is hereby
directed to prepare a listing of each such lot or parcel describing it by the street name and the
Assessor's Parcel Number according to the official City Assessment Map, that being the County
Assessment Map, with said listing to be filed with the City Clerk prior to May 11, 2010.
3. Pursuant to law, notice shall be given to destroy, remove and clear dry
weeds, grass, stubble, brush, litter and other flammable materials existing on said various and
sundry lots and parcels of land within the city of Rohnert Park, and a hearing on said matters is
hereby set for May 25, 2010 at the hour of 6:00 P.M., in the City Hall Council Chambers,
Rohnert Park, California.
4. The Department of Public Safety of the City of Rohnert Park is hereby
directed to give notice to the owners of the abatable lots of this resolution and of said hearing of
the lots and parcels within said City containing such dry weeds, grass, stubble, brush, litter and
other flammable materials pursuant to Sections 39564, 39566, and 39567 of the Government
Code of the State of California.
5. The Director of Public Safety of the City of Rohnert Park is hereby
designated as the person referred to in Government Code Sections 39560, et. seq. as
"Superintendent" and shall have all the powers and perform all of the duties and acts as therein
specified in said Article 2.
6. The City Clerk of said City is hereby directed to forthwith cause to be
published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, notice of this resolution and this action
and of said hearing, the first publication of which shall be not less than ten (10) days prior to said
hearing.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park this l lth day of May, 2010.
ATTEST:
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Mayor
BELFORTE: AYE BREEZE: AYE CALLINAN: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE STAFFORD: AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)