Resolution 621
RESOLUT ION NO. 62 I
RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
DECLARING CERTAIN WEEDS GROWING IN THE CITY
OF GILROY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, DESCRIBING
WEEDS 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 here-
to fore 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 a fire menance
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 Gilroy upon streets and side-
walks and upon and in front of private property within
the city, weeds of the above type consisting of those
known as Jlwild oats, fox-tail, rip-gut, dog fennel,
puncture vine, thistle" and other weeds of a similiar kind
or type which, if allowed to attain a <growth of four (4)
inches or more in height may become a fire menance 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
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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 Gilroy
will destroy the weeds under the provisions of said Ordinance
No. 635 at the expense of the property owner;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that notice shall be given
by the City Clerk of the acoption 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 1st day of May, 1961, by
the following votes:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Goodr i ch ,Jordan, Petersen ,Quart i ro Ii,
Wentworth, and Sanchez.
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Duff i n
APPROVES:
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Mayor
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City Clerk
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SUSANNE E. PAYNE
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City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that
the attached Resolution No.
621
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of
Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
1st
day of ____ Mav
, 19,6.L, at '\-Thich
meeting a quorum was present.
IN HITNr.SS q'HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this
2nd
day of
May: ' 1:..2.L~)
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City Clerk of the City 0 Gilroy
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