July 7, 2026, Item #7
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AG EN DA REPORT City of Poway
July 7, 2026
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Julie Procopio, Director of Development Serviceq
Darian Demerjian, Senior Management Analyst
(858) 668-4636 or [email protected]
CITY COUNCIL
2025 Weed and Nuisance Abatement Charges to be Collected on the County of San Diego Tax Assessor's Roll for Fiscal Year 2026-27
Annually, funds are allocated for weed and nuisance abatement services on City-owned parcels and privately-owned properties identified in the Weed Abatement Program (WAP). Private properties identified in the WAP may elect to abate their properties themselves or request the City to complete the abatement for a fee. Fees incurred by the City are passed onto the property owner and are paid by invoice or levied against the property's tax bill as a fixed charge assessment. The Poway Municipal Code requires City Council approval of the list of parcels to be assessed prior to their inclusion on the County of San Diego Tax Assessor's Roll.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended the City Council take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the Resolution approving the 2025 Weed and Nuisance Abatement charges to be collected on the County of San Diego Tax Assessor's Roll for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027.
Discussion:
Weed Abatement and Vegetation Management are effective fire prevention and mitigation methods to help protect property. This work is completed for both City-owned and privately-owned properties through a third-party contractor. For private properties, the City mails notices to property owners within the WAP explaining their annual property maintenance requirements related to vegetation abatement areas. Each property owner is required to mow or weed-whip re-growth of weeds and remove dead trees, shrubs or other material that pose a significant fire hazard.
Property owners may perform the maintenance themselves or authorize the City to complete the work on their behalf. If the City completes the work, the property owner may pay the City directly for the work completed or may opt to have the costs incurred assessed against the property's tax bill as a fixed charge assessment. The amount charged is placed on an owner's property tax bill the following tax assessment year.
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In the event a duly noticed property owner fails to complete the mandatory abatement, a Notice of Violation is issued. Overgrown vegetation is addressed, by the City, through the abatement procedure outlined in Poway Municipal Code Chapter 8.76.
For program year 2025, the City completed abatement work on 20 City-owned properties and eight private properties. Of those private properties, five property owners elected to have the costs, plus a $175.00 administrative fee, assessed on their property tax bill for FY 2026-27. A list of the five privately owned properties is included as Exhibit A of the proposed Resolution. This information is due to the County of San Diego Tax Assessor by mid-August each year in order to be included on property tax bills.
Environmental Review:
The proposed action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), which applies to government fiscal activities that do not result in physical changes to the environment. Approval of the 2025 Weed and Nuisance Abatement charges for collection on the County of San Diego Tax Assessor's Roll is an administrative action to recover costs for services already performed and does not authorize any physical changes to the environment.
Therefore, the action is not subject to CEQA review.
Fiscal Impact:
The Resolution authorizes the reimbursement to the City for any costs incurred for weed and nuisance abatement services from property owners through fixed charge assessments on the County of San Diego Tax Assessor's Roll (Property Taxes). Each parcel abated is assessed an administrative fee of $175.00 in addition to the costs for City provided weed and nuisance abatement services. The City will place $22,520.43, as shown in Attachment A, Exhibit A on the FY 2026-27 property tax roll to recover the cost of the property abatements. Weed and Nuisance Abatement service cost recovery is included in the Planning Division, FY 2026-27 Operating Budget.
Public Notification:
A Notice of Public Hearing was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday,June 25, 2026 and mailed to the five property owners identified in Exhibit A of Attachment A.
Attachments:
A. Resolution
Tracy Stev
Assistant City Manager
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Reviewed By:
Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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RESOLUTION NO. 26-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2025 WEED AND
NUISANCE ABATEMENT CHARGES TO BE COLLECTED ON
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TAX ASSESSOR'S ROLL FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Poway directs weed and nuisance abatement charges for the 2025 weed abatement season to be collected on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 tax roll, in the same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with, and not separate from, the general taxes as provided in the Government Code; WHEREAS, Chapters 8.72 and 8.76 of the Poway Municipal Code (PMC), respectively, established the procedures for weed and nuisance abatement by notifying property owners of the necessity for abatement and authorize collection of abatement charges on the tax roll prepared by the County of San Diego Tax Assessor;
WHEREAS, on July 7, 2026, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing to solicit comments from the public, both for and against, relative to this action; and WHEREAS, a list of the five privately-owned weed abatement properties is attached hereto as "Exhibit A".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Poway as follows:
SECTION 1 The report submitted to the City Council setting forth weed and nuisance abatement charges as established by PMC Chapter 8. 76 and attached hereto as "Exhibit A" is hereby approved. Said charges shall be collected on the FY 2026-27 County of San Diego Tax Roll.
SECTION 2: The City Clerk is directed to file a certified copy of this Resolution with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and the Auditor of the County of San Diego, State of California. 3 of 5
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ATTACHMENT A
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Resolution No. 26-
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California on the 7th day of July, 2026 by the following vote, to wit:
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NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
2025 PRIVATE WEED AND NUISANCE ABATEMENTS
Private Property Weed Abatements to be Assessed to Tax Rolls Assessor Parcel Number
3175200500
3210112500
3147111800
3220110600
3220401600
Total to be Assessed
Assessed Amount
$2,342.36
$699.28
$661.66
$12,620.65
$6,196.48
$22,520.43
Resolution No. 26-