Resolution 921
RESO LUTI ON NO. 921
RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY DECLARING
CERTAIN WEEDS GROWING IN THE CITY OF GILROY TO BE A
PUBLIC NUISANCE, DESCRIBING WEED WHICH CONSTITUTE
SUCH NUISANCE, AND PROVIDING FOR GIVING NOTICE OF THE
ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION BY PUBLICATION THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Gilroy did heretofore adopt
Ordinance No. 635 providing that the Council may declare certain weeds
growing upon the streets or sidewalks or upon or in front of private property
within the City which bear seeds of the wingy or downy nature or attain such
a large growth as to become fire menace when dry or which are otherwise
noxious or dangerous, to be a public nuisance and providing for the abatement
of such nuisance, and,
WHEREAS, the said Council has determined that there are growing in
the City of Gi Iroy upon streets and sidewalks and upon and in front of private
property within the City, weeds of the above type consisting of those known
as "wild oats, fox-tail, rip-gut, dog fennel, puncture vine, thistle" and
other weeds of a similar kind or type which, if allowed to attain a growth
of four (4) inches or more in height may become a fire menace when dry and are
otherwise noxious and dangerous and should be declared to be a public nuisance
and abated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Gilroy
has determined and does hereby determine again that weeds of the description
above set forth when and if permitted to attain a growth in height of four
(4) inches or more constitute a public nuisance for the reasons above set
forth and shall be abated and unless owners or occupants of property upon which
said weeds are growing or in front of whose property said weeds grow, abate said
nuisance and destroy and remove said weeds, that the City of Gi Iroy will destroy
the weeds under the provisions of said Ordinance No. 635 at the expense of the
property owner;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice shall be given by the City
Clerk of the adoption of this resolution by publication thereof for at least
two (2) successive days in the Gilroy Evening Dispatch and that thereafter such
proceedings be taken as are required by said Ordinance No. 635 to remove any
weeds which constitute said nuisance and abate the nuisance caused thereby.
ADOPTED AND PASSED the 3rd day of May, 1965, by the following
votes:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Allemand,Duffin,Goodrich,Quartiroli,
Wentworth and Petersen.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCI L MEMBERS: Eckard
APPROVED:
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