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O 175 -"---'---'~- .-... , /'" -" " " ORDINANCE NO. 175 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE REGULATING THE REMOVAL OF wEEDS, RUBBISH, GRASS OR OTHER MATERIAL LXKELY TO BECOME EASILY IGNITED. The City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any lot or premises within the corporate limits of the City of Arroyo Grande to maintain thereon any weeds, rubbish; grass or material likely to become easily ignited. SECTION 2. The owners and occupants of all lots within the cor- porate limits of the City of Arroyo Grande shall keep the same and the sidewalks adjoining the same clean and clear of all grass and weeds to the outer line street curb adjoining said lots. SECTION 3. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment of the City to make periodical inspections of all property, lands, and lots in said City, and whenever or wherever he shall find any weeds, grass or other material likely to become easily ignited, he shall give notice to remove such weeds, grass, rubbish or other easily combustible material as herein provided. SECTION 4. Such notice shall , be given by posting a notice in a conspicuous place upon the property, lots or buildings upon or in which such weeds, grass, rubbish or other easily combustible material is found, which said notice shall be headed: "NOTICE TO ClEAN PREMISES," in letters not less than one inch in height, and which in legible characters shall direct the removal of such weeds, grass, rubbish or other combustible material within 14 days from the posting or service thereof, which said date of posting or service shall be stated in said notice. SECTION 5. A copy of said notice shall also be sent by mail to the property owner as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. SECTION 6. Should such owner or occupant fail, refuse or neglect to remove such weeds, grass, rubbish or other easily combustible materials within said time as may be prescribed, the Fire Chief may employ labor and equipment to have the same done under his direction at the expense of the City of Arroyo Grande, and upon the payment of the cost by the City of Arroyo Grande, the owner of the property shall be indebted to said City for the cost thereof, and there shall be create~ a lien against said property in an amount equal to all costs involved in said work, and in action to recover the costs there- of, the said City of Arroyo Grande shall be entitled to recover in said action a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the Court and to be paid in addition to the costs of said work by the owner of said property. SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be illegal or in- valid, such decision shall not effect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and every part thereof irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared illegal or invalid. SECTION 8. The procedures contained in this Ordinance are not exclusive and shall be in addition to any existing remedies or pro- cedures covering the same or similar subject matter either wholly or in part. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall take effect inmediately upon its final passage, and within fifteen (15) days thereafter it shall be published once together with the names of the Councilmen voting for and against it in the Herald Recorder, a newspaper of general circula- tion published in the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California. -----_._----~._-_..- .._..-- ....---.--.. ~ -'"' - , . On motion of Cour.cilman ~ ' and seconded by Councilman ........ , and on the following roll call vote, to-wit: AYES: T IU .... l' a, JlU11 .. T J1J. ... NOES : ... ABSENT: IT "!~r IT.... the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this -_.. day of . , 19 .. . _~ry~"~dA* Arr"'T~~~~~"/ 1, POLLY S. MILLER, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. m is a true, full and correct copy of said Ordinance passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande at a regular meeting of said Council on the - day of ... , 1963. WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this :~ day of ... , 1963. (seal) ~ --- ~--_..- -~- -'-~ ..._._..--._--~