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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE REPORT ON
THE ABATEMENT OF WEEDS WITHIN THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, ASSESSING THE COSTS THEREFORE AND
ESTABLISHING LIENS AGAINST THE PARCELS OF REAL
PROPERTY I NVOLVED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
OF CHAPTER 6.15 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution grants counties and cities authority to make and enforce local ordinances pursuant to their police power; and WHEREAS the rights and remedies provided in Section 2929.3 of the California Civil Code are cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law and does not preempt local ordinances; and
WHEREAS, by Section 6.15.020 of the River side Municipal Code, the existence of weeds upon the premises within the City of Riverside, including public sidewalks, streets or alleys between said premises and the centerline of any public street or alley, was declared a nuisance; and
WHEREAS, a report of the proceedings and an accurate account of the costs of abating the nuisances on each separate parcel was filed with the City Clerk of the City of Riverside; and WHEREAS, said costs are based on the actual cost to abate the weed nuisances and is levied without regard to property valuations; and
WHEREAS, the administrative charges were established by resolution of the City Council for the abatement of weeds as authorized by Section 3.31.020 of the Riverside Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, Sections 6.15.050 and 6.15.055 of the Riverside Municipal Code authorizes unpaid administrative costs to be placed on the regular tax rolls for collection in the same manner as an ad valorem tax; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on July 18, 2023, by the City Council of the City of Riverside.
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as follows:
Section 1: The existence of weeds on each of the parcels of land located within the City of Riverside as described in Exhibit “A,” attached hereto and incorporated hereby by this reference, constituted a nuisance as defined by and declared by Chapter 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code.
Section 2: That in accordance with the provisi ons of Section 6.15.025 of the Riverside Municipal Code, notices were given to the owner or person in control of various parcels located within the City of Riverside of the existence of weeds upon the premises contrary to the provisions of Chapter 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code and advising that the existence of such weeds was a nuisance and ordering the abatement of such nuisance.
Section 3: That after expiration of the limit for compliance as set forth in such notice to abate including the time for any appeal a s se t forth in Section 6.15.030 of the Riverside Municipal Code, the City of Riverside either by its employees or by contractor caused the nuisance to be abated as authorized by Section 6.15.040 of the Riverside Municipal Code.
Section 4:
That a statement of abatement costs was mailed to the respective property owners and the time for paying the costs or filing a protest of the costs as set forth in Section
6.15.045 has expired.
Section 5:
That the report and accounting setting forth the char ges was prepared in full compliance with the applicable requirements of Chapter 6.15 of the Riverside Municipal Code and is thereby in compliance with the laws pertaining to the levy of the subject costs and said costs are based on the actual cost to abate the nuisance and is levied without regard to property valuations.
Section 6 : T hat the above -mentioned report and account be and the same is hereby confirmed and that the total costs of abating such nuisance, including the administrative fee, on each of t he parcels of land described in said Exhibit “A,” as said costs are set forth therein, be and the same are hereby charged and assessed as special assessments against and liens upon the respective parcels of land, as such parcels are shown on the last avail able assessment roll of the
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RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
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County of Riverside, to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected in the 2023-2024 tax year.
Section 7 : That the Tax Collector of the County of Riverside bill and c ollect the assessments ag ainst each parcel o f land as described in Exhibit “A” in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected.
Section 8 : That the City Clerk shall prepare and file with the County Recorder and County Auditor of the County of Riverside a certifie d copy of this reso lution, including said Exhibit “A.”
Section 9 : That the costs agains t any parcel listed in Exhibit “A” assessed by this resolution and the lien created thereby shall be deemed discharged and released upon the payment of said parcel of the property taxes for the tax year above noted.
ADOPTED by the City Council this ______ day of ____________, 2023.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of said City at its meeting held on the _____ day of ____________, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this _____ day of _____________, 2023.
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
23-0531 06/14/23
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
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RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
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EXHIBIT “A”
APN/PROPERTY ADDRESS PROPERTY OWNER INVOICE AMOUNT DUE JULY 18, 2023
FISCAL YEAR 2022‐2023
WEED ABATEMENT
EXHIBIT A
141381018
VACANT LOT OFF NORWOOD AVE
HILLCREST RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY ASSN
26840 ALISO VIEJO PKWY
ALISO VIEJO, CA 92656
4,462.02266548
226180001
5286 SIERRA ST
UACT INTERNATIONAL
701 HONEYWOOD LN
LA HABRA, CA 90631
832.50269105
226180009
6812 STREETER AVE
UACT INTERNATIONAL
701 HONEYWOOD LN
LA HABRA, CA 90631
832.50269106
226180009
6812 STREETER AVE
UACT INTERNATIONAL
701 HONEYWOOD LN
LA HABRA, CA 90631
1,243.71269107
TOTAL FOR EXHIBIT 7,370.73