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TRA 13
Notice to
Destroy
Weeds
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 7, 2021 pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.08 of the Cupertino Municipal Code, the City Counc il passed a reso lution declaring that all weeds growing upon any private property or in any public st reet or alley, as defined in Section 9.08.010 of the Cupertino Municipal Code cons titute a public nuisance, which nuisance must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that property owners shall without delay, remove all such weeds from their property and the abutting half of the street in front and alleys , if any, behind such property and between the lot lines thereof as extended, or such weeds will be destroye d or removed and such nuisance abated by the C ounty Consumer and Environmental Pr otection Agency, in which case the cost of such destruction or removal will, including but not limited to administration costs, be assessed upon the lots and lands from which, or from the front or rear of wh ich, such weeds shall have been destroyed or removed and such cost will constitute a lien upon such lots or lands until paid and will be collected upon the next tax roll upon which genera l municipal taxes are co llected. All property owners having any objections to the proposed destruction or removal of such weeds are hereby notified to attend a meeting of said City to be held in the Council Chambers of City Hall, locat ed at 10300 Torre Ave., Cupertino, California, on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:45 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, when their objections will be heard and given due consideration.
The language and format for this notice is required by California Health and Safety Code Sections 14891 Et. Seq.
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CITY OF CUPERTINO WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM SCHEDULE
January 18, 2022 Public hearing to c onsider objections to Abatement List.
April 30, 2022 PARCEL ABATEMENT DEADLINE
Parcel must be free from hazardous vegetation by this date or Inspector will order abatement.
July/August 2022 Assessment Hearing date to be scheduled by City Council.
2022 COUNTY WEED ABATEMENT FEES
Properties in the Weed Abatement Program, you will be responsible for an annual inspection fee of $91.00 per parcel.
Please be advised that the property owner of any parcel found to be non-compliant on or after the April 30th deadline will be charged a processing fee of $505.00 and the property will be scheduled for abatement by the County contractor. If you complete the abatement work before the County contractor performs the abatement, you will not incur further charges.
Should the abatement work be performed by a County contractor, you will be assessed the contractor’s charges plus a County administrative fee of $858.00 per parcel.
2022 COUNTY CONTRACTOR’S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 1st Disc + 2nd Disc = Total Discs 0-12,500 sq.ft. $412.39 $165.79 $578.18 12,501sq.ft.- 43,560sq.ft. $412.39 $165.79 $578.18 Larger than 1 Acre $299.56 $146.30 $445.86 (PER ACRE)
** It is required that parcels be disced twice a year. The cost for the first discing is higher due to additional work normally required during the first discing.
B) HANDWORK $5.57 PER 100 Square Feet (SF) C) FLAIL 6 Foot Mower $7.11 PER 1,000 SF MOWING 12 Foot Mower $7.11 PER 1,000 SF D) LOADER WORK $170.40 PER HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $157.29 PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $5.32 PER 100 SF
G) DEBRIS REMOVAL $58.52 PER HOUR
H) DUMP FEE 100%
Added to orders with debris removal at 100% of the dump site charge.
*Please note this program does not offer herbicide application as a method of abatement.