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P~ESOLUTION 68-44 ORDERING THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO ABATE CERTAIN WEEDS HERETOFOP~E D~CLARED TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE BY HAVING THE SAME REMOVED BE IT RESOLVED: 1. That pursuant to provisions of Chapter 13, Part 2, Division 3, Title 4, of the Government Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana, having acquired jurisdiction so to do, hereby orders the Street Superinten- dent of said City to abate the public nuisance heretofore declared to exist in the City of Santa Ana, to wit: weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature, or dry grass, brush, or inflammable material which may create a fire hazard, or weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous, growing upon certain streets, sidewalks, or private property described in Resolution 68-31 passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on the 4th day of March, 1968, and reference is hereby made to said Resolution for further and more particular description of said private property; 2. That any property owner shall have the right to have any of said weeds removed at his own expense providing the same is done prior to the arrival of the Street Superintendent or his representa- tive to do the same; 3. The Street Superintendent shall keep an account of the cost of abatement of said nuisance in front of or on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is cbne by him or his representa- tives and shall render an itemized report, in writing, to the City Council of the City of Santa Ana showing the cost of removing such weeds on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both, provided that a copy of the same, together with a notice showing the time when said report shall be submitted to the Council for confirmation, shall be posted at or near the entrance to the Council Chambers for at least three (3) days prior to the time when said report is to be submitted to the City Council. At the time fixed for receiving and considering said report, the City Council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating said nuisance, and thereupon make such modifications in the report as they deem necessary, after which said report shall be confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating such nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of land mentioned in said report shall constitute special assessments against the respective parcels of land, and, as is made and confirmed, shall constitute a lien on said property for the amount of such assessments, respectively, and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 1st day of April, 1968. ATTEST: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL -1-