HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 17073
ORDINANCE NO. 174)'~
II
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OBNOXIOUS VEGE'rArrIONJ AMEND'.
ING S~CTIONS 6.515, 6.S17, 6.519, 6.521, AND 6.523
OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971r ADDING SECTIONS 6.525 AND
6.527 TO THE CODE, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY OF EUGENS Dorns ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
.
~<!lct~o~,,- +,' Sect.ion 6. 51.5 of thfil Illugene COdf!, 1971 is hereby
amended to rcadl
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o~noxiOU8 _v.~etati~,n ... Oa.t~.nitiond, Proq~ition8 t
Aeatement.
tl) AI UIUH.1 in St11ot1ons 6.515 to 6.527, the t.Qt:m
"obnox:ioul vegetation" CloGS not inoluc.1e vegetation th.at CIon....
atitu,tQI an agrioult.ural orop, unlelu, that. v0gat4t.i~n il a
health ha~a~d or a fire or traffio hazard withi~ tho meaning
of suhsection (2) o! this .,otion.
(2) As used in Slot-ions G.S1S to 6.S27~ the t.erm
"obl'~oxi,oullS v6qet.ation" does include, at any time between June
15 and September 30 of any yearl
(n) w..a~ more than 10 1nohem hiah.
(b) Grall more than 10 inoh~8 hiih .nd not
within th~ ~xo,p'tion Itllt(~d in lubsCiDction (J.) of
this 'UJction.
(0) Poison oak.
(d) Poison .i,vy.
(Q) 111ac](1;)srry bUlhel that e:Ktend int.o a
publio thcrOu9hfar~ Qr aorOl1 . property line.
(f) Veietation that iSI
1, A h0alth hazard,
2. A fir. hazard bcoau6~ it i. nGar
othG)J:' oombul't:.iblCl)l5, or
3. A traffic hazard bocaulG it impair.
thu Vi0W of a public tho~oughfare or othor-
wise mr.K.el US" of th~l thorouqhfare hazardQul,
(:3) Except QID Seotion 6,517 provides to the CI.en-
trary, 'I" to ownltllr or pClrloil in ohl1rqe of ~'ropelrty may allow ob-
noxious v.9~tltion to be on the prOp0rty or in the riqht ot
way of a J;>ubJ.io t.horoughfare;) e~bu1:.ting on tho p:t."operty I Ob-
nQxioul VQq~tGtion 10 loc&t~d 1m hereby declared to bo a public
nuiluu'loc.'1.
(4) In aooordAna~ with S&otionl 6.519 to ~.52SI
(a) ~tlh. Qi t.y mllY abatoe thCt nuiflulu1CCI lAnd
(b) Th~ OOlt. that tho city 1nour. in the
abatQm~nt may be Qhar;~d a;ainlt the ownor or pa~-
Ion in ch~r;G ar .ga!n~t th~ p~Op0rty it.elf.
@!~~~~u-!. S~Qtion 6.517 of th~ rnuq@n~ Cod~, 1971 11 h&r~by
o.rMU'l d, (\,H~'{ ,{~. (;) read t
(i t S 1..,' ObnoxioufiA V~g~tlatiQn - WlA~.V(lr. Wh~r@ titri"t. oornpli-
irnoG) wl tl'\ ,the r'~'~lurriminflB Q1 mublUH,'Jtion (3) of Sea-
tiQn 6t51S would b~ impracticablo a~ thlY apply to & type or
h@ight of W.~4i or;rall or al to a part of a parQol of proper-
ty, eh~ d,iriot~(}r of rr>ublic.1 worleta may Wl1i.vwJ thollZl r0c;tu:lromantl
am th~y ~lO ar~t)ly. .
'Ag. l~ O~dinln"..
mocticn 3. S~Qtion 1.519 of th. IUR.n~ C~d~, 1971 11 h@roby
~w ~~ W
&\n\~1ndod to r~u\Cl1
6. !j 19 ObnQxiQ\ul V~liJ.'t:..tion - Not:i.co. f30tW4Jelm MAY 1. and
~n@ 1'5- Q! eaoh'ryii"r"tni "'!1na.1.oQ off 1eot' ..hall C:H.'UI~
to b@ publilh~a thro~ timal in ~ n~wlpftp~r of ;~norQl oi~eul.-
tion in the oity ~ QOPY of S~atiQn 6.51$, Q~ ~ netlc@ to all
own~rl IU'\t.' )j}~rIlJOtHl in C,-,lHUi'Qllil c:l:f! f;)t.'Or~~t'ty C'Jf t.h~ir duty to k.~p
th.ir prap.~~y frGe of obnoxioul v.g~t~tian. Tha notice Ih~11
mt.t~ that thl city i~ willin; tOlbAtG lucha nulm&ncc on Any
particular parcol o! p~QPlrty It the r~quolt of tho own.: or
p~rlon in chlrv@ of th~ p:cpmrty, for I f~; luffioilnt to CQv~r
the aity'8 OOBtl of the ~bltcmcnt. Th~ notig@ Ihall 1110 utatl
that, ~v.n in th~ ~bl~ne@ of lueh rcqu'lt8, thQ city intondl to
abatG 111 oueh nuillncI8 10 0: mQr~ daYI A~t~r tho finAl publi~
c'4ltd.on of tho notj.e~, t.tl'lC! t;Q ohcu:;~ tho eC)fltt. of fJo11'lq It' on any
p~rtieulQr parcml of property to th~ cwnlf thQrQof, th~ p=rlon
in eh.r~~ th~r~of, or th@ propatty itB~l!.
l~~!' SeQtion 6.521 Ot th~ mUi~nc Code, k971 i~ h~r~by
3tT\~J'\dtilld t,o f.@i\{l;
Oku,\Qx.~~Q\,U' V..~tlJ.t1Ql'l .. ~)t'i vlt" AbltcnlC'lnt.
m"wlti, in ,-ai"ym I !ii'i: .;~1\~ 1 t:FiIrntiE!i ca ti on o~
the netioD for wnich ~Qetion G.!19 provid~i, or Ii loon thQro-
aft~r AI I ftU111nCo AI dlfinQd in SQotion 1.51!l QQCUrl, th.
Qwne.u: or PflU:IC11 ~,fl ghlr.~; of thfa prQL'J~u."ty wh~r(l! iJ~eh a rnliI IU'10Q
O(~C\'l:1 Ihall il\bai~a 'thca nu:1,tHlnoc, ~XQ@pt II lub;lCi)t~t1f)n (:2) of
thiu ~~otion provid~6 to tho oontl~ry.
(2) 111hCi1 OWI'H-U-" I(,)t' E'CUfIQrl ;lr~ ehlfU:;e,~ of; ~rcporty whQ 11
Appr~hQn.iv~ that VCV.t~ttQn on the proparty i~ l1klly tobQ
.lle;~dly in violation 01 S~at1Qn G.~l!, ~r who d.n1ol that I
nui~lnac am d@~inI4 in thlt IGction @Milt~ Oft tha proporty, mAY
til. with tho finlnca ofeiclr a written prot~lb dlftyin; thAt
Duah m nu!manoG ~K1ltm on th~ propijrty. Th~ city mmnaq@r or
h1~ d~81;nlta hnal1 th~n dute~min~ wh.th~r thl ~u1lAnoe ~O~I mo
~xlmt. Th~t d~t~rminltion mhal1 bw lin~l. Ir it 11 AffLrmativQ,
th. Qwn~r or p~tlQn in aharv; mhall a~U8a thg nui~anc; to bQ
Ab.t~d within t~n 41YI aftar thl d~tlrmination.
6.521
l~at1on ~. Seation 6.523 of thQ lu;~ne CCd0, 1971 11 h~~oby
~l;~~WIL-I_ D.lI!" J.I...JJJ..
(!Un ~ fl '1 G tlt;, c., r t:Ul c! ~
G.!S2j
0;,. n ~~. t\ll ...Im'!! t ,!:.gri .llllmtnr.ti1.J;?~_ 0 i t~. '4.-
TIT ,I.:., ,~, .11 t'hQ llYtJ lirow-iQ'W-',,,,- t~en fL 521
ear ~batin, I nutuanal I~ d~!in~d in Section 6.515, th~ nuilAnel
h~~ nat blQn prlv~toly IbAted, the eity mAn.9~r or hil dI81;nat~
~h.l1 oaul. it to b. .b~tDd.
(2) Tho p~r~on luthQr1~@d to aaU8@, or ~ot&in@d to
c\ Q, t h tJ 4l b fA t .1. 1'\ ~J In III Y fiUl t ~ t'U ~H) flt,lU1 p r f,) r~ (11 r t Y tit. r (HI I!I C rl Ii);) 1 oa~ 11ftl II
tor pUrpQI~1 ~f inv~~tiiltinv and .bat!n; th. nui~lnQ~.
S.atian 6. A n~w ~.ation ra~~1n, and numberud ~~ followl 11
~U:mIlI~~~~.~t2M
h.~aby addad to the Du;~ng Cod~, 19711
t:),!~2~i
I V!WWt~J~Jl -C~)J,lcaQt;i"on it Co,
l'lAnett"@Tnm~r.''11i!:r11''U~i u l ewn0f or por-
~on in =h.~ga or th. P~QP~~tYf or both, to b. b111~a !o~ tho
~bltDm.nti The bill ~h.l1 ~t~ta that it may b. probolto' in
w~1tina with1n 10 d~YI aft., i'l d~t~, to thu tin~nQ~ Qflioor.
;t ~;\. tI. ! It @ 0 I;H~ t;)t llUJluH;!, ~h* e a. ~y nUiUlta fiI G1 tA f) J: h j, WJ d ~ 01 ~ fH\ ti ~ Ii l'U~ 11
ciiCi'tttUflt,1nta th~ i:lrop~:r amO\U'lt (;JL'I tho );~:Ll1. 'lilt! neti,ey ~lH3 ewn~t: or.
Jlr~O~in_e~~~,~,Q. thQ am~un' ~a dDt~rminodc Th~~ dltl~m1nA.
ti~n gh~11 ~o !~n~lt
(2) W1th1n 1Q ~~y~ af~l~ rfio@~vin, ~h~ bill, ~f ~t
i.!t l\O'~ IH~ p~otHugilttl, C'.t wL~h1n 10 aaYIi If~CH.1 Uh~ Q@tuu:-minlt3.on,
if th~ b1~1 im ~O_pIO'.~tOG, ~hl aWftOI or pirgOft in ~h.r,.
Ihil1 pay .hi bill.
(3) :t! ~bo. b~JI~ .ttJ net p&tiCl wt'hin 30 claYI Cl1Huu: ox-
i-'~I'~t\~1tln ~t tn@ 10 allYl, tho ~~tUule~ o!!tef.!l' may ~l'\Uil~ le:urlll
(4t.rt:.1till t:@ 1l@ bro\J9ht 1n (JOliU:"', :~~:1~h~ Imount off tho b,L 111 II
cr~I'~1\13ily 8tA~€ul, ;1,1~ (UUil oft no t'lfC)tUUlt e~ tlhliJ MleUll'lii, or All
dl~Hn~ft\~ntiHi kly tJhl e1ty ftUlrUIUOI or' h:1~ dtlJltvtHltttl, in ell.1 e! pro.
tUH~ ~ fi);! j, ~ tiJ 0 r. i , j, n A 11 ~ i iiUl t; fiH.\ 3mo Utlb.
(4 )~:tl uh~. b~11 3dl n(}~ t~Qit!t with1=ft uh~ ... 30 (l1~8, the
!Lnlnc~ a!!ie@f m~y lilO pfoe~od und~r ~~@'ianG.l00 ,~ alUIO
& lL~ft~Q bo 1~'~bl1~h@d II~ift@b ~h. p~oP@"Y I@r 'he amount ~!
till@! bi ~ ~d
A ftlW ~Ic'ieft ftumbQlld ~nd flid!nv .~ fellow, i@
hllQby Iddld to 'h~ IUI~n@ COdl, 11711
~.1:A7 ':L n
fl I u~y Uft
b~UUH! f)f\ tw~ tlir mora If'~~gcnfj, 4i~e}har,c of ~h; €l\;\ty
~h~ p~f~an. Ihl11 dii~h"~~ 'hI du.y fOI.Uh@ a'her
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1m~QlU~tl (Jnuh~ Qtluu~ f;)~rman I ~~'~QJP~~'i1y.
I '. 3D
b~ CI10 of
~Irlan lUlt1
frem })@iftV
1.~...\Ul~.I,. 'j,'lu\i1t;li€1 prev1 fj;Leflfi (lH:}nb~j,tl~~l l'l@~ ,r~~ :Ln QfJrH'@~rl t.h~
hlll'h, ~M!lty and w~l!~~Q o! thl aiti~.nm 01 ~h~ City of mu;@n~ And
'h~rIIQr~, 1ft .mll,~n~y i~ h~l~by dm~lQI~d to IHi~t, and 'hi~ 'rdt~
fHltl@@ 1)'\111 lH~tH;nn@ ~ E~oc~1 VQ lf1U\'~t.Hi&l't;(ijly \l~f:)ft 1 't;a;; l~l.UHU1'ei by ~h@
~~emmerl (:J~\Jnei 1 tU\t\ ~~rl~l*c)Vi!ll by thf~ Mayot'.
p (\ &\ m ~ t\ 1;) y :~J1 t3 C enun e,)I'l t~ en.1 fH:dJ.
'h~~ ~Q~h da~ 01 MAY, 1"4
Appravad by bhR Mly~r thi~
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