NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Sebastopol will hold a public hearing to consider that on May 7, 2024, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Ordinance #647 of the City of Sebastopol, the City Council of said City passed a Resolution declaring that all weeds growing upon any private property or in any public street or alley, as defined in Section 1 of said Ordinance #647 constitute a public nuisance, which nuisance must be abated by the destruction or removal thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that property owners shall give written notice prior to the Public Hearing established herein stating that they have removed all such weeds from their property, and the abutting part of the street between the property line and the established curb line in front and alleys, if any, behind such property, and between the lot lines thereof as is given and the weeds thereon removed, such weeds will be destroyed or removed, and such nuisance abated by the City Authorities. In this case, the cost of such destruction or removal will be assessed upon such lots and lands from which, or from the front or rear of which, such weeds shall have been destroyed or removed; and such costs will constitute a lien upon such lots or lands until paid and will be collected upon the 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 virtual meeting of the City Council of said City, to be held on June 4th, 2024, at or after 6:00 p.m., when and where their objection will be heard and given consideration.
The City Council Regular Meeting will be held in Person and Virtual /Remote Participation.
In Person Location: Sebastopol Youth Annex, 425 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
Remote/Virtual Participation: Zoom Link is to be used for providing public comment/Live Stream is utilized for viewing only of Meeting.
Important Notice: The City of Sebastopol shows both live broadcasts and Video Archive of City Council Meetings over the Internet. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice. Videos are available for one year from date of meeting.
The City Council will consider this on: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at or after 6:00 pm
Anyone interested may attend in person, by phone or by computer and be heard at this meeting. Zoom Information for remote/virtual participation will be available 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting.
SUBMITTING COMMENTS: For staff report inclusion, all comments must be received one week prior to the meeting date. Comments shall be submitted by email to [email protected] or mailed/left at City of Sebastopol Fire Department, 7425 Bodega Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472, or you may also leave a voice mail that will be made a part of the public record. Please call 707-823-8061 to leave a message (by recording or comments provided verbally to City staff). If recorded, your voice mail will be transcribed (utilizing the two minutes for public comment) and provided to the City Clerk as a public record but will not be read into the minutes at the City Council meeting. Comments received after posting of the agenda will be provided to the Council and made part of the public record.
If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Sebastopol, at, or prior to, the public hearing.
A copy of the staff report will be available for public review at the City of Sebastopol website https://www.cityofsebastopol.gov/
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Mary Gourley
Assistant City Manager / City Clerk, MMC