Resolution 682
RESOLUTION NO _ 682
RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
DECLARDJG CERTAIN w"EEDS GROVHNG IN THE CITY
OF GILROY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE, DESCRIBTIiG
WEEDS ViHICH CONSrrrrUTE SUCH NUISANCE, AND
PROVIDING FOR GIVING NOTICE OF 'rHE ADOPTION
OF THE RESOLUTION BY PUBLICArrION rrHEREOF_
WHEREAS, The Council of the City of Gilroy did here-
tofore 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 other-
1r-1ise 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 sidewalks
and upon and in front of private property within the City,
\'leeds 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 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 (~) 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
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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 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
7th day of I',lay, 1962, by
the following votes:
AYES: COUNCIU,IElvIBERS: Duffin,"ordan,Petersen,Quartiroll,
Wentworth, and Sanchez.
NOES: COUNCIIJ.'lE1VIBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILJylElvIBERS: Goodrich
APPROVED:
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I. SUSANNE E. PAYNE . City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy. do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 682
is an original resolution. duly adopted by the Council of the
City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
7th day of May . 19~. at which meeting
a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy. this 8th day
of May