A. Whenever weeds, as defined in § 20.00.070, or refuse, as defined in § 8.28.020 of this code are situated upon any private lot, the enforcement officer shall cause notice to be posted upon or in front of such property requiring that any such weeds be destroyed or removed and any such refuse be removed by the owner or occupant within fourteen (14) days from and after the date of such posting. In the event such weeds or refuse are not so destroyed or removed within such period of time, or if a hearing is timely requested as provided for in § 15.216.070, within the time therein provided for, the enforcement officer shall forthwith cause the same to be destroyed or removed, and he or she and other employees of the city and any contractors for the city may enter upon the property for such purpose. Such notice shall be in the following form, the heading to be in letters not less than one (1") inch in height.
“NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS AND TO REMOVE REFUSE”
Pursuant to Chapter 15.216 of the Brea City Code, notice is hereby given that weeds and/or refuse are situated upon this lot, and are a public nuisance. Said weeds are required to be destroyed or removed, and any such rubbish is required to be removed from this lot, and the public nuisance thus abated, within fourteen (14) days after the date of this posting, unless within ten (10) days after said posting date a person interested in this lot files in writing with the City Clerk of the City of Brea a request for hearing before the city council to consider objections to this abatement order. Said hearing shall be at the next regularly scheduled city council meeting, or any adjournment thereof, after the filing of said request. The date, time and place may be obtained from the city clerk. If a hearing is so requested, said public nuisance is required to be abated within fourteen (14) days after the date of said posting, or within five (5) days after the decision of the council, whichever is later, unless a longer period is directed by said council.
If said public nuisance is not abated as required, the City of Brea will abate or cause it to be abated, and the costs thereof shall be immediately due and payable and shall be assessed against this lot and become a lien thereon. A hearing before the city council to consider objections to said costs will be held on , 19 . Said costs can be obtained from the city clerk ten (10) days before said hearing date.
Said Chapter 15.216 is available in the office of the City Clerk.
Dated and posted:
CITY OF BREA
By
Public Official
B. Such notice shall be posted in front of or on the front portion of each separately owned parcel according to the last equalized assessment roll then available to the city. In the event that the parcel fronts on two (2) or more streets, one (1) posting shall be sufficient. In the event that such weeds or rubbish have not been caused to be removed or destroyed by the city within sixty (60) days after the date notice is posted on the property, a new notification shall first be posted.
('61 Code, § 12.33) (Ord. 822, passed - - )