HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 037-1997RESOLUTION NO. 37-97
ORDERING THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS AND
DANGEROUS WEEDS AND RUBBISH A NUISANCE
IN THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Burlingame on April 7, 1997, at a regular
meeting of said Council, adopted a resolution declaring certain weeds growing upon various
streets, squares, lanes, alleys, avenues, courts and places within said municipality, and upon
private property within said municipality, which said weeds bear seeds of a wingy or downy
nature and are otherwise obnoxious and dangerous, and all rubbish, refuse and dirt upon
parkways, sidewalks or private property, to constitute a public nuisance; and
WHEREAS, said resolution fixed Monday, the 19th day of May, 1997, at the hour of
seven p.m. of said day, at the City Council Chambers of the City of Burlingame, located in the
City Hall of said City, as the time and place when objections to the proposed removal of such
weeds shall be heard and given due consideration; and
WHEREAS it appears that notice of said hearing has been given for the time and in the
manner and form provided by law; and
WHEREAS, it appears that no objections to the proposed removal of such weeds were
presented;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame
that the City Engineer of the City of Burlingame be, and he hereby is directed to remove and
eradicate such weeds as described in the Resolution of Intention passed and adopted on April 7,
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AND said City Engineer of said City of Burlingame is hereby authorized and directed to
fix the costs of such removal and eradication of weeds, and in the event of any delinquency of the
payment of said costs to report the same to the City Clerk of the City of Burlingame so that the
costs may be collected in the manner provided by law.
Mayor
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that
the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
19th day of MAY , 1997, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARRISON
City Clerk
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REMOVE WEEDS
AND RUBBISH
Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of April, 1997, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Code of
the City of Burlingame, Chapter 11.08 (Ordinance No. 469), the City Council of said City passed Resolution
No. 30-97 declaring that all weeds growing or rubbish existing upon any private property or in any public street
or alley, of such character as to be a fire menace or otherwise noxious or dangerous, constitute a public
nuisance and must be abated by destruction or removal thereof.
Notice is further given that property owners shall, without delay, destroy and remove all such weeds or rubbish
from their property and the abutting one-half of the street in front and alley, if any, behind such property and
between the lot lines extended and maintain a clean condition continuously throughout the year; or such weeds
and rubbish will be destroyed and the nuisance removed by the City, in which case the cost of destruction or
removal will be assessed upon the land from which, or from the front or rear of which, such weeds or rubbish
shall .have been destroyed or removed; and such cost will constitute a lien upon such land until 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 or rubbish are
hereby notified to attend a meeting of the Council of said City, to be held at the Council Chambers in the City
Hall in said City, May 19, 1997 at 7:00 P.M., when and where objections will be heard and given due
consideration.
THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
Frank C. Erbacher, City Engineer
Dated: April 14, 1997