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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUN~JL MEETiNG DATE: May 18. 1999
SUBJECT:
Public Hearing: Weeds and Combustible Refuse Abatement Order
Report Prepared By: James R Ferdinand, Fire Marshal
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Notice To Destroy or Remove Weeds and Refuse
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Open public hearing
..... f' /2) Receive Staff Report
'("'tIlrJY 3) Receive Public Testimony
4) Close Public Hearing and Deliberate
5) Direct Staff to proceed with abatement and to provide a Season
End Report for Completion of Abatements and Associated Costs
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION: In accordance with Ordinance No. 13-97, the City Council may
declare that there is a public nuisance created by weeds and combustible debris growing, accumulating
upon the streets, sidewalks and property within the City of Dublin. With this declaration, the Fire Chief or
his designee shall notifY property owners of violations and order abatement without delay. If the
abatement is not completed, the City of Dublin shall, at the expense of the owner, have the weeds or refuse
removed.
The declaration of a hazard was approved by City Council on March 2, 1999. Following that approval,
notices was posted as well as abatement Courtesy Notices sent to all known existing property owners to
abate the hazard.
Staff reconunends that the Council conduct a public hearing and: 1) hear and consider objections to this
abatement order from property owners, 2) hear testimony from Staff regarding degree of hazard and need
to abate, 3) order abatement and necessary follow-up billing for placement oflien on property to recover
cost.
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City Offices, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, California 94568
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CITY OF DUBLIN
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ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOTICE TO DESTROY OR REMOVE WEEDS AND REFUSE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 2, 1999 pursuant to the provisions of
Section 5.70.030 of Chapter 5.70 of the Mooicipal Code of the City of Dublin, the
City Council of the City of Dublin adopted a resolution declaring that all weeds
and/or refuse growing or accumulating upon any private property on in any public
street or alley, constitutes a public nuisance, and that such nuisance must be abated
by the destruction or removal thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the property owners shall, without delay,
remove or cause to be removed all such weeds and refuse from their property and
from the abutting half of the street in front of alleys, if any, behind such property,
and between the lot lines thereof extended, or such weeds will be destroyed and
removed and such refuse will be removed and such nuisance or nuisances created
thereby abated by the City of Dublin, in which case the costs will constitute a lien
upon such lots or lands ootil paid and will be collected upon the next tax roll upon
which general municipal taxes are collected. All property owners having any
objections to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds and/or refuse are
hereby notified to attend a meeting of the City Council of the City of Dublin to be
held at the Dublin Civic Center on May 18, 1999 at 7:00 p.m., when their
objections will be heard and given due consideration.
Dated: This 5th day of May, 1999
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Richard C. Ambrose, lty Manager
City of Dublin
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