The City's Standards for Maintenance of Vacant Parcels, and Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 8.12, require property owners of vacant parcels within the City to clear their properties of weeds and debris thereby eliminating potential fire hazards.
As part of the weed and rubbish abatement program, the City has sent letters to approximately 250 property owners advising them of the City's Standards, advising them of the timelines for compliance, and warning the property owners that failure to comply with the Standards will result in the City performing the weed abatement and charging them for the service. If payment is not made to the City then a lien will be placed against the property.
The properties listed in Exhibit "A" to the attached Resolution of the City Council of the City of Rocklin are vacant lots that require weed abatement. Declaring the properties identified in Exhibit "A" public nuisances will allow the City to take action in the event the owners do not complete the required weed abatement by June 1, 2021, and/or fail to address the re-growth issue during the burn season.
To complete the weed and rubbish abatement process, the City is required to hold a public hearing to hear objections from any landowners whose property has been declared a nuisance. As required by statute, on April 14, 2021, notices will be sent to the owners of the properties declared a nuisance via certified mail, and the protest hearing will be set for the April 27, 2021 City Council Meeting, located at the City of Rocklin Event Center, 2650 Sunset Blvd. Rocklin, CA.