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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-057-03/15/1983-DECLARING A NUISANCE TO EXIST AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WILLOW LANE TOWNHOMES AND ORDERING ITS ABAT RESOLUTION 83-57 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DECLARING A NUISANCE TO EXIST AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WILLOW LANE TOWNHOMES AND ORDERING ITS ABATEMENT WHEREAS, the City Engineer has reported to the City Council that residents of the City are complaining of a nuisance condition created by a large dirt pile on the property located at the southeast corner of Willow Lane Townhomes on Ross Drive, and WHEREAS, the City Engineer has investigated these complaints and reports that a dangerous and unsightly condition does exist in that the pile of dirt has high, steep and unstable sides, is unsightly, is subject to erosion from wind and rain, and creates difficulties in controlling weeds, and WHEREAS, the owners, agents , or occupants of said property have failed to remedy said conditions after receiving due notice and demand from the City Engineer NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS as follows Section 1 That the Council does find the conditions described by the City Engineer to constitute a danger to the public health and welfare and are hereby declared a nuisance in accordance with Section 79-1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, CO Section 2 That the owners, agents or occupants thereof are hereby ordered to remedy said nuisance by the following actions (a) Reducing the height and grading the edges of said dirt pile to slopes not greater that 3 to 1 (b) Seeding the area with grasses or taking other suitable measures to reduce wind and rain erosion and (c) Taking suitable measures (by mowing or application of herbicides) to control the growth of weeds Section 3 That the actions described in Section 2 hereof shall be commenced not later than March 22, 1983 and shall be substantially com- pleted, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer, not later than Ap n 1 1 , 1983 Section 4 That in the event the actions described are not completed by April 1, 1983, the City Engineer shall cause the nuisance conditions to be remedied and the cost thereof shall be assessed against the property in accordance with the Code of the City of Fort Collins Section 5 That if the circumstances should recurr within one year of the date of this resolution, the City Engineer shall give due notice to the property owner and if the nuisance is not remedied in the time speci- fied, the City Engineer shall be empowered to remedy the problem without further notice to the owner or further action by the Council The cost of said remedy shall be assessed against the property Such action shall be reported to the Council by the City Engineer Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this 15th day of idarch, 1983 ATTEST mayor tyn cler`c -2-