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Monte Sereno council adopts weed‑abatement resolution after county presentation
Summary
After a staff presentation and county briefing, the Monte Sereno City Council adopted a resolution authorizing county or city contractors to abate weeds on identified parcels and assess abatement costs as liens. The vote was unanimous among members present.
Monte Sereno’s City Council voted to adopt a resolution authorizing abatement of overgrown lots and the placement of abatement costs as liens on properties that do not comply with the city’s municipal code.
City staff summarized the municipal code framework for weed abatement, citing Monte Sereno Municipal Code chapter 8.02 and the process that follows a written notice and a 30‑day compliance window. The staff report said the council had identified problem properties in a Dec. 16, 2025 resolution and that, with the compliance period elapsed, the council was holding a public hearing to consider objections and whether to order abatement. “After the public hearing, city council can adopt an order to abate,” staff stated during the presentation.
Daniel Robles, representing Santa Clara County’s abatement program, answered council questions about the program’s operation and confirmed parcels not brought into compliance after notices may be entered by county contractors for abatement. Council members asked whether new parcels could be added after the two‑week warning period; Robles said parcels identified after the current cycle would be added for the 2027 season if they remained noncompliant.
A council motion to adopt the resolution was seconded and put to a roll‑call vote. The clerk recorded affirmative votes from the members present; the resolution passed, authorizing staff and county contractors to abate identified properties and to assess the cost of abatement as a lien, with cost recovery via the tax roll if necessary.
The council chair closed the hearing after the vote. The resolution gives staff authority to proceed with abatement steps outlined in staff materials and to return with any further confirmations required by the municipal code.
