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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2002.016 (02-05-02)RESOLUTION NO . 2002.016 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DETERMINING THAT 'A NUISANCE IS BEING 'MAINTAINED ON CERTAIN PROPERTY, •COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3542. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, AND IDENTIFIED AS TAX ASSESSOR'S BOOK NO. 6173, PAGE 013, PARCEL No. 002, IN THE CITY OE' LYNWOOD AND DIRECTING THE ABATEMENT THEREOF • WHEREAS, pursuant to the recommendation of the• City Manager of the City of Lynwood, and' Staff, the conditions at the site have proven to be an imminent peril to life or adjacent property; and WHEREAS, .it has. been documented that this site has heavily impacted the City's resources -due to the excessive amount of enforcement required in trying to bring this site into compliance,. and WHEREAS, this Council -has held a hearing and has heard and considered all relevant evidence and testimony from all .interested persons desiring to be heard concerning the conditions constituting the alleged nuisance and the proposed abatement. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lynwood does. hereby fnd, determine; order and resolve as follows. Section 1 The property described as Tax Assessor's Book No 6173, Page 013, Parcel No 002,•also known as 3542 Imperial Highway, in the City of Lynwood, California, is hereby found and declared to be a public nuisance as defined in Chapter 3-13 1. of the Lynwood City Code. Section 2 The particular conditions of said property which are hereby found and determined to constitute a nuisance are described as follows. 1 Vacant lot left unsecured, thus inviting transients. 2. .Junk, trash, and debris scattered throughout the property, that is unsightly .and likely to attract vermin and rodents. 3 Overgrown vegetation likely to attract vermin and rodents or other pests. Section 3 It is further found and determined that the methods by which said conditions could be abated include, but are not limited to 1 Upon obtaining an Entry and Abatement Warrant for this site,. all junk, trash, debris and gang grafitti from the inside of the dwelling will be removed, properly disposed of, and the site will be maintained on a regular basis. 2. All points of entries to the site will be boarded up and maintained. Section 4 The owners of said property, Sanford S acid Bertha Gaines are ordered and' directed to take said steps.and to abate said nuisance. ' Section 5 If the property owner fails to take the steps as provided in this resolution within five ~(5) days after the date this resolution is posted upon said property, the City of Lynwood shall immediately cause'' the same to be abated by City personnel or private contractor and such personnel or .persons under contract are expressly authorized to enter upon the premises for such purpose's Section 6 The City Clerk is authorized and directed to post conspicuously at least one copy of this Resolution on the subject property and to send another copy of this Resolution by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the owner of said land to the name and address as it appears on the last equalized assessment roll, or known to the City Clerk. "The failure of any owner or other person to receive such notice shall not affect in any manner the p validity of any.pr~ceedings taken under - ! ~ ,. Section 7 In the event the City of Lynwood causes the aforementioned nuisance to ~' ~ be abated by City personnel or private contractor, the owner of the premises shall be liable to said City All said costs shall constitute. a special assessment against the subject.pYoperty upon approval from City Council. TH'E CITY COUNCIL hereby fixes the hour of 6.00 p.m., January 5, 2002 as the time and the City Council Chambers, .11330 Bulhs Road, as the place for a Cost Abatement Hearing. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City of Lynwood held on the fifth day of February 2002. ATTEST ANDREA L HOOPER, City Jerk City Of Lynwood APPROVED AS TO FORM. City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ARTURO REYE ayor City of Lynwood APPROVED AS TO CONTENT SE H Y WA it for Pub 'c Works Department I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at an emergency hearing held on the fifth day of February, 2002 AYES COUNCILMAN BYRD, RICHARDS, RODRIGUEZ, PEDROZA, REYES NOES NONE ABSENT NONE City Clerk, City of Lynwood STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned City Clerk of the Crty of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City council of said City;. do hereby certify that the above and forgoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No, 2002.016 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this nth day of FPhruar~l 2002. City Clerk, City of Lynwood/__ i,, } code/council/publicnuisance3 542Imperial3