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TRA 13
Notice to
Destroy
Weeds
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 3 , 2024 pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.08 of the Cupertino Municipal Code, the City Council passed a resolution declaring that all weeds growing upon any private property or in any public street or alley, as defined in Section 9.08.010 of the Cupertino Municipal Code constitute 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 w ill be destroyed or removed and such nuisance abated by the County Consumer and Environmental Protection 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 la nds from which, or from the front or rear of which, 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 general municipal taxes are collected. 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, located at 103 00 Torre Ave., Cupertino, California, on Wednesday , January 22, 2025 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 22, 2025 Public hearing to consider objections to Abatement List.
April 30, 2025 PARCEL ABATEMENT DEADLINE
Parcel must be free from hazardous vegetation by this date or Inspector will order abatement.
July/August 2025 Assessment Hearing date to be scheduled by City Council.
2025 COUNTY WEED ABATEMENT FEES
Properties in the Weed Abatement Program, you will be responsible for an annual inspection fee of $105.00 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 $597.00 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 $961.00 per parcel. For those parcels requiring a warrant a fee of $1,323.00 per parcel will be assessed.
2025 COUNTY CONTRACTOR’S WEED ABATEMENT PRICE LIST
A) Disc Work**
PARCEL SIZE: 1st Disc + 2nd Disc = Total Discs 0-12,500 sq.ft. $TBD $ TBD $ TBD 12,501sq.ft.- 43,560sq.ft. $ TBD $ TBD $ TBD Larger than 1 Acre $ TBD $ TBD $ TBD (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 $ TBD PER 100 Square Feet (SF) C) FLAIL 6 Foot Mower $ TBD PER 1,000 SF MOWING 12 Foot Mower $ TBD PER 1,000 SF D) LOADER WORK $ TBD PER HOUR
E) DUMP TRUCK $ TBD PER HOUR
F) BRUSH WORK $ TBD PER 100 SF
G) DEBRIS REMOVAL $ TBD 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.