PART 5. ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WEEDS AND RUBBISH [14875. - 14922.]
Heading of Part 5 amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 154.
§§ 14875–14922 · 34 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 14875–14876 · 2 sections
CHAPTER 2. Resolution §§ 14880–14884 · 5 sections
- § 14880 Whenever weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or on private property in any county, the board of supervisors, by resolution, may declare the weeds a…
- § 14881 The resolution shall refer, by the name under which it is commonly known, to the street, highway, or road upon which the nuisance exists, upon which the…
- § 14882 If the private property fronts or abuts upon more than one street, highway, or road, it is necessary to refer to only one of the streets, highways, or roads.
- § 14883 The resolution shall describe the property upon which, or in front of which the nuisance exists by describing the property by reference to the tract, block,…
- § 14884 Any number of streets, highways, roads, or parcels of private property may be included in one resolution.
CHAPTER 3. Notice to Destroy Weeds §§ 14890–14902 · 14 sections
ARTICLE 1. Persons Authorized to Give Notice § 14890 · 1 section
- § 14890 The board of supervisors shall designate the person to give notice to destroy weeds. This may be any one of the following: (a) The county agricultural…
ARTICLE 2. Contents of Notice §§ 14891–14892 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 3. Posting and Publishing Notice §§ 14893–14896 · 4 sections
- § 14893 The notices shall be conspicuously posted in front of the property on which or in front of which the nuisance exists, or if the property has no frontage upon…
- § 14894 The notices shall be posted not more than one hundred feet in distance apart, but at least one notice shall be posted on each lot or parcel.
- § 14895 Notice of the hearing prescribed in Section 14892 shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county, not less…
- § 14896 As an alternative to posting and publication, notice in the form required in Section 14892 may be mailed to the property owners as their names and addresses…
ARTICLE 4. Hearing on Notice §§ 14898–14899 · 2 sections
- § 14898 At the time stated in the notices, the board of supervisors shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of weeds, and…
- § 14899 Upon the conclusion of the hearing the board shall allow or overrule any or all objections, whereupon the board shall acquire jurisdiction to proceed and…
ARTICLE 5. Proceedings After Hearing on Notice §§ 14900–14902 · 5 sections
- § 14900 After final action is taken by the board on the disposition of any protests or objections or in case no protests or objections are received, the board shall…
- § 14900.5 If the nuisance is seasonal and recurrent, the board of supervisors shall so declare. Thereafter, such seasonal and recurring weeds shall be abated every year…
- § 14900.6 In the case of weeds which have previously been declared to constitute a seasonal and recurring nuisance, it is sufficient to mail a post card notice to the…
- § 14901 The officer, board or commission, and his or its assistants, deputies, employees, or contracting agents, or other representatives may enter upon private…
- § 14902 Before the arrival of the officer, board, or commission, or their representatives, any property owner may remove weeds at his or her own expense. Nevertheless,…
CHAPTER 4. Expense of Abatement §§ 14905–14922 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. Determination and Notice §§ 14905–14906 · 2 sections
- § 14905 The officer, board or commission abating the nuisance shall keep an account of the cost of abatement in front of or on each separate parcel of land and shall…
- § 14906 Before the report is submitted to the board of supervisors, a copy of it shall be posted for at least three days on or near the chamber door of the board with…
ARTICLE 2. Hearing on Report §§ 14910–14912 · 3 sections
- § 14910 At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the board shall hear it and any objections of any of the property owners liable to be assessed for…
- § 14911 Thereupon the board may make such modifications in the report as it deems necessary, after which, by order or resolution, the report shall be confirmed.
- § 14912 The amount of the costs for abating the nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of the land mentioned in the report as confirmed and the amount of the…
ARTICLE 3. Collection of Expenses §§ 14915–14922 · 8 sections
- § 14915 A copy of the report, as confirmed, shall be turned over to the auditor of the county, on or before the tenth day of August following such confirmation, and…
- § 14916 The tax collector shall include the amount of the assessment on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land.
- § 14917 Thereafter the amounts of the assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes are collected, and are subject to the same…
- § 14918 All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to such special assessment taxes.
- § 14919 The county tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate bills for such special assessment taxes and separate receipts for collection on account of such…
- § 14920 All or any portion of any such special assessment, penalty or costs heretofore or hereafter entered, shall on order of the board of supervisors be canceled by…
- § 14921 No order for a refund under the foregoing section shall be made except on a claim: (a) Verified by the person who paid the special assessment, his guardian,…
- § 14922 The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment or otherwise, shall be subordinate to all fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon the…