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SANTA ANA MLINICIPAL LODE
<br />CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE III
<br />No person owning, managing or having control or charge or occupancy of any lot or private
<br />premises, shall:
<br />(1) Allow noxious growths or growths otherwise dangerous to the life, health, comfort or
<br />convenience of the community, to grow or remain upon such lot or private premises;
<br />(2) Sow or disseminate, or allow or permit to mature, any noxious growth upon such lot or private
<br />premises;
<br />(3) Suffer or permit any weeds, grass, rank growth or brush to grow or exist in excess of six inches
<br />(6") above the grade In the area of growth;
<br />(4) Cause or permit rubbish or garbage to be placed or to exist upon such lot or private property.
<br />It Is the duty of every such person to prevent such growth or existence, To establish a prima facie
<br />violation of this section, it shall not be necessary to establish any facts except that the accused person
<br />owned, managed, or had charge, control or occupancy of a lot or private premises whereon such
<br />condition existed or occurred.
<br />(Code 1952, § 3842; Ord. No. NS-880, § 1, 6-5-67; Ord, No. NS-1085, § 2, 10-18-71)
<br />Sec. 16-49.-Order and notice requiring removal of noxious growths, rubbish, garbage —Time limit;
<br />posting, mailing,
<br />(a) If and when It shall appear that noxious growths, rubbish or garbage have been placed upon or in
<br />front of private property in violation of any of the provisions of this article or of any other provisions of
<br />this Code, the city public works director may, by appropriate written order, direct the removal thereof
<br />and shall cause notices to be posted upon or In front of such property to the effect that such weeds,
<br />vines, shrubs, brush, rubbish or garbage must be removed within seven (7) days from and after the
<br />date of such posting. Such notices shall be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property on or
<br />in front of which the condition exists, as follows:
<br />(1) One (1) notice shall be posted on or In front of each separately owned parcel;
<br />(2) Not more than two (2) notices shall be posted to any parcel of fifty (50) to one hundred (100)
<br />feet frontage;
<br />(3) Notices shall be placed at Intervals of not more than one hundred (100) feet, If the frontage of a
<br />parcel Is greater than one hundred (100) feet, with one (1) notice for each one hundred (100)
<br />feet of frontage.
<br />(b) In addition to posting such notices, the city public works director may send a similar notice to the
<br />owner of the subject property as shown upon any city record, or upon the last equalized tax roll, by
<br />depositing such notice In the United States mall; but the failure of the owner to receive such notice
<br />shall not affect the power of the city or Its officers or employees to proceed as provided in this article.
<br />Such notice shall be mailed not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set for a hearing upon
<br />objections.
<br />(Code 1952, § 3842.1; Ord. No. NS-880, § 1, 6-5-67; Ord. No. NS-1085, § 2, 10-18-71; Ord, No.
<br />NS-1476, § 1, 3-12-79; Ord. No. NS-2300, § 2, 9-3-96)
<br />Sec. 16.50, - Same —Form of notice.
<br />The headings of the notices required by section 16.49 shall be in letters approximately one Inch in
<br />height. Said notices shall be in substantially the following form:
<br />"NOTICE TO CLEAN PREMISES
<br />75B-44
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