Resolution No. 162585
RESOLUTION NO. 1625
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
FINDING AND DECLARING CERTAIN PREMISES WITHIN THE CITY
TO BE A NUISANCE, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER
13 OF THE CYPRESS CITY CODE, AND ORDERING THE ABATEMENT
OF THE SAME BY THE OWNER THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress, on July 14, 1975,
adopted Resolution 1624, pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 -15 of the
Cypress City Code, finding that the premises described therein may have been
maintained in such a way as to constitute a nuisance, as defined in Section 13 -14
of the Cypress City Code, and declaring its intention to conduct a public hearing
to ascertain whether the same constituted such a nuisance, pursuant to the pro-
visions of such article; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution described such premises by officially or commonly
known street address, and by assessor's parcel number thereof, and described the
conditions which may have constituted such a nuisance, and stated the proposed
methods of abatement; and
WHEREAS, such Resolution set the time and place for such public hearing on
the 28th day of July, 1975 at 8:00 p.m., at the City Council Chambers at 5275
Orange Avenue, Cypress, California; and
WHEREAS, on July 16, 1975, within seven (7) days after the passage of said
Resolution by the City Council, the City Clerk caused to be served upon the owner
of such premises a certified copy of said resolution and a notice of the time and
place of such hearing, by certified mail, addressed to such owner at the last
known address of such owner, as follows:
Mr. Richard Schmidt
6752 Jonathan Avenue
Cypress, California 90630
and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 1975, at least ten (10) days before the time for such
hearing, the City Clerk caused a certified copy of said Resolution, and a notice
of the time and place of such hearing to be conspicuously posted on such premises;
and
WHEREAS, such public hearing was duly held at the time and place stated in
said Resolution, and the Council heard and considered all relevant evidence,
objections or protests and received testimony from owners, witnesses, city personnel
and interested persons relative to such alleged nuisance and to the proposed
rehabilitation, repair or demolition of such premises.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress hereby does FIND,
DECLARE AND RESOLVE as follows:
1. That the premises generally located on the south side of Jonathan
Avenue, west of Knott Street, commonly known as 6752 Jonathan Avenue,
Cypress, California and comprising Assessor's Parcel No. 134 - 495 -10,
in the City of Cypress, California, as maintained, constitutes a
nuisance, as defined in Article III of Chapter 13 of the Cypress City
Code.
2. That there is sufficient cause to abate such nuisance by removing from
the property all inoperative motor vehicles, noxious weeds, overgrown
vegetation, piles of trash and rubbish, automotive parts, discarded
furniture, lumber, construction equipment, transmission and motor
blocks, and any other such items that by their conditions or location
on the parcel could be considered either an attractive nuisance to
children at play or detrimental to the property values of the surrounding
parcels due to their unsightly condition.
8
3. That the owner of such premises hereby is ordered to abate such
nuisance within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing of the
notice to said owner as provided in Section 8 hereof, as follows:
Remove from the property all inoperative motor vehicles, noxious
weeds, overgrown vegetation, piles of trash and rubbish, automotive
parts, discarded furniture, lumber, construction equipment, transmission
and motor blocks, and any other such items that by their conditions
or location on the parcel could be considered either an attractive
nuisance to children at play or detrimental to the property values of
the surrounding parcels due to their unsightly condition.
4. That if such nuisance is not abated completely by such owner, in the
manner set forth in the preceding Section 3, within such thirty (30)
day period, the Public Works Director of the City of Cypress is
directed immediately to cause the same to be abated by City personnel
or private contract in such manner.
5. That such City personnel or persons under private contract for the abate-
ment of such nuisance as provided herein, are expressly authorized to
enter upon such premises for such abatement purposes.
6. That if such nuisance is abated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding
Section 4, such personnel or persons who abated the nuisance shall keep
an account of the costs of such abatement, and submit an itemized
written report showing such costs to the City Council for confirmation,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 -20 of the Cypress City Code.
7. That pursuant to the provisions of said Section 13 -20 and of Section
38773.5 of the Government Code of the State of California, the total
costs of such abatement, including all administrative costs, shall con-
stitute a special assessment against such premises. Such special assess-
ment shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as
ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same
penalties and the same procedures and sale in case of deliquency as pro-
vided for ordinary municipal taxes.
8. That the City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of this Resolution
immediately to be served upon the owner of such premises, by certified
mail, addressed to such owner at his last known address. Such owner shall
have the right to abate such nuisance in accordance with the provisions
of Section 3 of this Resolution, at his own expense, provided that the
same is completed prior to the expiration of the thirty -day abatement
period provided in Section 3 hereof. Upon the completion of such abate-
ment, proceedings hereunder shall terminate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 28th day of July, 1975.
ATTEST:
/t
�
r
CIT�'., CLE OF HE C TY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
MAYOR F THE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 28th day of July, 1975, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCILMEN: Kanel, Lacayo, Sonju and Frankiewich
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCILMEN: Harvey
E CITY OF CYPRESS