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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 08-C0070 RESOLUTION NO. 08-C7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DECLARING HAZARDOUS BRUSH, DRY GRASS, WEEDS, COMBUSTIBLE GROWTH OR FLAMMABLE VEGETATION ON IMPROVED PARCELS OF LAND TO BE A SEASONAL AND RECURRING NUISANCE WHEREAS, hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, where growing upon improved real property often attain such growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to the improved real property or adjacent improved parcels or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous; and WHEREAS, the presence of hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, upon improved real property are conditions which endanger the public safety and constitute public nuisances which must be abated; and WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has a duty of protect the public safety and to take any and all actions necessary to abate the above-described public nuisances; and WHEREAS, the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County (the "County of Los Angeles Fire Department') will conduct annual inspections to verify existing hazards and public nuisances of hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, upon the hereinafter described real property; and WHEREAS, Part 5, Division 12, of the California Health and Safety Code (Sections 14875 through 14875, inclusive), authorizes the City Council, by resolution, to declare public nuisances and to authorize the abatement thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Council Findings. The City Council of the City of Azusa hereby finds that hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, upon each improved parcel of real property hereinafter described in Exhibit 1 (collectively the "Real Property"), as verified by inspection by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department are hereby declared to be public nuisances which should be abated. SECTION 2. Notice. (a) The Fire Chief of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (the "Chief) is hereby designated, authorized, and directed to give notice to destroy said hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, upon the Real Property. (b) Not less than 10 days prior to the 19`" of February, 2008, the Chief shall cause notice to be given to each Real Property owner by mail as their names and residential addresses appear from the last equalized assessment roll, or as they are known to the Assessor, and said notice shall be substantially in the form as provided in Exhibit 2 of this resolution. SECTION 3. Hearing. Tuesday, the 19`h of February 2008, at the hour of 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of the City, located at 213 East Foothill Boulevard, Azusa is fixed by the City Council as the date, time, and place when and where any and all owners of Real Property having any objections to the proposed removal of hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, may appear before the Brush Clearance Referee and show cause why said hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or Flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, should not be removed in accordance with this resolution. The objections of the Real Property owners will then and there be heard and given due consideration. SECTION 4. Recovery of Costs. (a) The Chief and the Agricultural Commissioner are hereby authorized and directed to recover abatement enforcement costs in a manner consistent with. prior action of the Board of Supervisors when they adopted an Administrative Penalty, an Abatement Enforcement Cost, and an inspection fee for all Real Property when the owner fails to comply with the second official notice to abate hazards on the Real Property described in Exhibit 1 and identified during physical inspection by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department. The recovery of these costs is vital to the ongoing operation governing the identification and abatement of those properties that constitute public nuisances and endanger the public safety. (b) The owners of the Real Property, upon which the public nuisance exists, shall be presented, both in writing and during the above referenced hearing before the Brush Clearance Referee, with information regarding the cost of inspection and abatement enforcement. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4" day of February, 2008. p'a-� - to /ZZ, /)osep R. Rocha, Mayor 1 HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution No. 08-C7, was duly adopted by the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4`h day of February, 2008. AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, MACIAS, HANKS, ROCHA NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: / COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE Vera Mendoza, City Clerk 0 0 EXHIBIT 1 DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES In accordance with Part 5, Division 12 of the California Health and Safety Code (commencing with Section 14875), the Real Property, upon which a public nuisance exists, are hereby described in the attached Declaration List of Properties. • • LW13 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DECLARATION LIST PAGE i DATE 12 12 07 IN SEQ BY WEED -KEY, THEN PARCEL FD IMPROVED ZONE CITY CODE STREET ADDRESS PARCEL NO. KEY 06 050 563 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8625 006 006 9 C 06 050 579 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8625 006 007 8 C 06 050 595 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8625 006 006 7 C 06 050 611 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8625 006 009 6 C 06 050 627 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8625 006 010 3 C 06 050 4001 FISH CANYON RD 8684 008 014 3 C 06 050 1455 N HILLTOP DR 8684 020 001 3 C 06 050 1465 N HILLTOP DR 8684 020 013 9 C 06 050 1469 N HILLTOP DR 8684 020 014 8 C 06 050 1471 N HILLTOP DR 8684 020 016 6 C 06 050 1510 N SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 020 022 8 C 06 050 1500 N SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 020 023 7 C 06 050 1569 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 021 010 0 C 06 050 1561 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 021 011 9 C 06 050 1557 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 021 012 8 C 06 050 1539 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 021 014 6 C 06 050 1533 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 021 015 5 C 06 050 1790 SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 023 013 3 C 06 050 1728 SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 023 014 2 C 06 050 1724 SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 023 015 1 C 06 050 1720 SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 023 016 0 C 06 050 1830 N AZUSA AND SAN GABRIEL CAN 8684 023 017 9 C 06 050 2350 N SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 027 004 5 C 06 050 2280 N SAN GABRIEL CANYON RD 8684 027 012 5 C 06 050 1460 N HILLTOP DR 8684 034 006 9 C 06 050 210 E VIEWCREST DR 8684 034 010 3 C 06 050 230 E VIEWCREST DR 8684 034 011 2 C 06 050 250 E VIEWCREST DR 8684 034 012 1 C 06 050 280 E VIEWCREST DR 8684 034 013 0 C 06 050 1481 N VISTA DEL CIR 8684 034 014 9 C 06 050 1450 N VISTA DEL CIR 8684 034 015 8 C 06 050 1433 N NOBHILL DR 8684 034 020 1 C 06 050 1415 N NOBHILL DR 8684 034 021 0 C 06 050 285 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8684 034 027 4 C 06 050 295 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8684 034 028 3 C 06 050 213 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8684 034 034 5 C 06 050 389 E SIERRA MADRE AVE 8684 035 011 9 C 06 050 333 E CLEARHAVEN DR 8684 036 018 0 C 06 050 325 E CLEARHAVEN OR 8684 036 019.9 C 06 050 311 E CLEARHAVEN DR 8684 036 020 6 C 06 050 303 E CLEARHAVEN DR 8684 036 02115 C 06 050 1589 N HILLTOP DR 8684 036 022 4 C 06 050 1599 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 036 023 3 C 06 050 1587 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 036 024 2 C 06 050 1575 N VIEWCREST DR 8684 036 025 1 C 06 050 1555 N HILLTOP DR 8684 036 034 0 C 06 050 1543 N HILLTOP DR 8684 036 035 9 C 2 DATE 12 12 07 PARCEL NO. KEY 8684 036 036 8 C 8684 036 037 7 C 8684 036047 5 C 0 0 LW13 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DECLARATION LIST PAGE IN SEQ BY WEED -KEY, THEN PARCEL FD IMPROVED ZONE CITY CODE STREET ADDRESS O6 050 1537 N HILLTOP DR 06 050 1531 N HILLTOP DR 06 050 1564 N HILLTOP DR 2 DATE 12 12 07 PARCEL NO. KEY 8684 036 036 8 C 8684 036 037 7 C 8684 036047 5 C • • LW13 LOS ANGELES COUNTY DECLARATION LIST PAGE 3 DATE 12 12 07 IN SEQ BY WEED -KEY, THEN PARCEL FD IMPROVED ZONE CITY CODE STREET ADDRESS PARCEL NO. KEY WEED KEY C TOTAL IMPROVED/VACANT RECORDS 0 WEED KEY C TOTAL IMPROVED RECORDS 50 WEED KEY C TOTAL RECORDS 50 11 EXHIBIT 2 0 NOTICE TO DESTROY HAZARDOUS BRUSH, DRY GRASS, WEEDS, COMBUSTIBLE GROWTH OR FLAMMABLE VEGETATION, TO INCLUDE NATIVE AND ORNAMENTAL VEGETATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON the a of February, 2008 the City Council of Azusa passed or will pass a resolution declaring that hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, were growing upon certain improved property as specifically described by parcel number in the resolution, to constitute public nuisances which, after inspection by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department have been verified to be existing public nuisances and in violation of the County of Los Angeles Fire Code (the "Fire Code") pertaining to clearance of brush and vegetative growth. This brush and vegetative growth must be removed and the public nuisance abated by the owner, or the County authorities will abate the public nuisance and the cost of removal assessed upon the parcel, and such cost will constitute a lien upon the parcel until paid. The City Council of the City of Azusa also authorized and directed the County of Los Angeles Fire Department and the Agricultural Commissioner to recover their costs related to the enforcement of the Fire Code. Reference is made to said resolution for additional details. n U r� All Parcel owners having any objection to the proposed removal of brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, are hereby notified that they may attend a meeting of the City Council of the City of Azusa to be held in the Council Chamber of said city at 730 p.m. on February 19, 2008. If the property owner does not want to present objections to the proposed removal of hazardous brush, dry grass, weeds, combustible growth or flammable vegetation, to include native and ornamental vegetation, or the recovery of enforcement and abatement costs, he/she need not appear at the above-mentioned meeting(s). City Clerrofthe City of Az6sa