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ORDINANCE NS-880 ADDING PART 4 TO CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE III OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE CONTROL OF WEEDS AND NOXIOUS GROWTH WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That Chapter 8 of Article III of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding thereto Part 4 to read in words and figures as follows: Part 4 - Weed Control Regulations Section 3840. Title. This Part shall be known and may be cited as CONTROL ORDINANCE" of the City of Santa Ana. the "WEED Section 3841. Definitions. For the purpose of this Part, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein, unless the context indicates that a different meaning is intended. LOT shall mean any lot, parcel, tract, or piece of land, improved or unimproved, including the sidewalk area abutting or adjoining said lot, parcel, tract, or piece of land; and the parkways, or areas lying b~tween the curb line and the street line of said adjoining or abutting lot, bounded on the sides by the prolongations in straight lines of the side lines of the lot in front of which such parkway or area exists. Be PRIVATE PPdEMISES shall mean any dwelling, house, building, or other structure, designed or used either wholly or in part for private residential purposes, whether inhabited or temporarily or continuously uninhabited or vacant, and shall include any yard, grounds, walk, driveway, porch, steps, or vestibule belonging or appurtenant to such dwelling, house, building, or other structure. Ce PUBLIC PLACE shall mean any and all streets, sidewalks, boulevards, alleys, or other public ways and any and all public squares, spaces, grounds, and buildings. D. BRUSH shall mean branches of trees sheared therefrom, a thicket of shrubs, or bushes. NOXIOUS GROWTH shall mean weeds, vines, or brush which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, or which attain a high growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which contain poisonous oils that become dangerous to the l~fe and health of the community. STREET LINE shall mean the boundary line between a public street right of way and an abutting lot or parcel of land, or between a private street open to public use and an abutting lot or parcel of land. -1-