2000 Municipal Code Ordinance 340 - Dead Trees Not Adopted 04-13-2015ORDINANCE NO. 340
DEAD TREES
TAKEN TO CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 13, 2015
NOT ADOPTED
Ordinance No. 340
Serving our community since 1937
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ROLLING HILLS.
Council. kills dead tree. ordinance
By Megan Barnes
megan.barnes@a langnews.com
@meg barns on Twitter •
•
Dead trees and branches
• will not automatically be
considered a public nui-
sance in the small gated city
of Rolling Hills. '
• Residents can still, coin -
.plain to the city about dead
• 'tree's that pose a• public
safety risk — and. the city,
can, order them removed if
deemed necessary' -
the City Council rejected a
new categoryunder Rolling
Hills':public nuisance ordi-
nance that would single out
dead trees, branches and
vegetation.
The guidelines were pro:
posed in January by former
Mayor Allen. Lay to safe-
guard the three -square -
mile city against fires — the
rustic conununity's toppub-
lic safety issue — and also
address aesthetic concerns:
But several residents
complained that the or-
dinancewas written too
broadly.
"Who doesn't have a dead
limb'somewhere?" said one'
woman in attendance at the
packed meeting on Monday.
' Spencer Karpf, who re-
cently, ran for seat on the
council, warned that "re-
duction of firefuel is not.
something that should be
on a complaint -only basis."
Rolling Hills:has fewer
than 700 homes, but the ru-
ral community is made up
of expansive lots and many.
acres of .undeveloped can-
yons. The most destructive
brush fire in the South Bay
burned 925 'acres and 12
homes in Rolling Hills • in
1973, and six years ago; doz-
ens of homes were threat-
ened by a brush fire that
swept through -the Portu-
guese Bend Reserve.
Others told the council
pvnews.com
that the ordinance could'
be used improperly by resi-
dents
to have trees blocking:
their views .removed.
Councilman James Black,
whovoted in favor of the or-,
dinance, said aesthetic con-
cerns with dead trees are.
valid in a community that
prizes maintaining its rural
character.
Rolling Hills does not
have a code enforcement
officer and responds on a
complaint basis, but the
Los Angeles County Fire
Department conducts an-
nual inspections'.
The city will work with
the fire department on de •
-
veloping a set of best prac-
tices as part of its local haz-
ard mitigation plan. City
Manager. Ray Cruz said
although the plan won't
be completed until a year
from now, the first elements
should'go before the council
within six months.
SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY OF ROLLING HILLS CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER E. HAWKINS
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE 340
DATE: April 13, 2015
RECEIVED
APR .:13 2015
City Rollina
By 4%
While I would like to have attended this evening's hearing on Ordinance 340, i.e., to answer
any questions you might have about my March 23, 2015 memorandum, preparation for an
upcoming trial prevents my attendance.
That said, I have one additional comment about the Ordinance. Respectfully, dead branches
on trees and bushes and/or dead trees and bushes do not pose nearly the risk of fire
presented by (i) a protracted statewide drought and (ii) careless use of our community's
bridle trails and the Land Conservancy, by pedestrians who have caused fires by littering
our trails and the Land Conservancy with debris and, occasionally, lit objects.
At the risk of being redundant, the County Fire Department is satisfied that existing County
Ordinances provide adequate legislation to allow them to carry out fire protection
measures. To my understanding, our contract fire department personnel are opposed to
Ordinance 340. I recommend the City allow the County Fire Department to use the
legislative tools it feels it needs to keep the City safe from unreasonable fire hazards, and
keep the City "out of the business" of getting into avoidable disputes with residents over
whether some tree or bush, with dead branch(es) poses a fire risk, or whether the resident
is being threatened with bush or tree removal for some other non -fire related purpose.
The City is motivated to improve safety in the City. May I suggest triaging those conditions
that pose the greatest risk of fire in the City and focus on those issues. During the rainy
season, when our trails are flooded and too muddy for safe passage or at risk of damage, we
close the bridle trails. Faced with a long standing drought, with no immediate end in sight,
might not "closing the bridle trails" and, with the support of the Land Conservancy, "closing
the Land Conservancy" during the most hazardous period during the year?
I would be opposed to closing the trails or the Land Conservancy to equestrians, because I
have never seen a rider using the trails or in the Land Conservancy smoking and/or
discarding a lit cigarette. I have, however, seen pedestrians - at least in the Land
Conservancy - engaged in such conduct and, while walking or riding in the area, have
observed discarded cigarette butts and discarded cigars. Maybe, when the risk of fire is as
high as it is, trail closure or Land Conservancy closure, are steps that the City could take to
reduce the risk of fire.
Roger E. Hawkins, 37 Crest Road West, Rolling Hills, CA 90274
Cc: Rolling Hills Community Association (via Facsimile)
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INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957
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FROM:
SUBJECT:
DATE:
NO. 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD
ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274
(310) 377-1521
FAX (310) 377-7288
Agenda Item No.: 5-B
Mtg. Date: 04/13/15
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF TiE,CITY COUNCIL
RAYMOND R. CRUZ, CITY MANAGER
WAIVE FULL READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 340 - AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING
CHAPTER 8.25 TO TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
APRIL 13, 2015
ATTACHMENTS:
• Existing Chapters 8.24 and 8.28 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code
• Ordinance Language Adding Chapter 8.25 to the Rolling Hills
Municipal Code Declaring Dead Trees a Public Nuisance
• Ordinance No. 340
• Letter from Resident
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt the following:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING CHAPTER 8.25 TO
TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A
PUBLIC NUISANCE.
BACKGROUND
At the January 26, 2015 City Council meeting, Mayor Allen Lay requested that the City
consider adding dead trees as a public nuisance per se in the City of Rolling Hills
Municipal Code ("RHMC") in order to provide the City with increased flexibility to
respond to the increasing number of dead trees in the community, which present a
threat to public safety and diminish the community's aesthetics. The City Council
passed a motion directing staff to prepare an ordinance declaring dead trees a public
nuisance (the "Ordinance") for Council consideration.
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DISCUSSION
The City of Rolling Hills is located in a very high fire hazard zone and dead trees serve
as very combustible fuel that could be vulnerable to fire. Also, dead trees and fallen
branches serve as harbor for rodents and may impede use of easements or roadways.
Trees that are killed by Bark Beetles or other pests could be considered a public
nuisance because the insects could spread their destruction to other trees if not removed
in a timely manner. Furthermore, dead trees are unattractive and detract from the
community's aesthetics. Although staff has been successful in removing dead trees by
utilizing Chapter 8.24 of the RHMC, which provides for abatement of public nuisances
generally, calling out dead trees as a public nuisance per se in the RHMC will advise
residents that dead trees are a public nuisance and a priority for abatement.
If evidence shows that removal of dead trees identified as a public nuisance presents a
potential significant environmental impact, the City will comply with all applicable
environmental laws and regulations in determining appropriate action, which may
include not removing the identified trees.
The first reading of the Ordinance occurred at the March 9, 2015 City Council meeting.
After the first reading, it was determined that the Ordinance should be codified as
Chapter 8.25 of the RHMC rather than Chapter 8.30. Renumbering the chapter in which
the Ordinance is codified is not an alteration of the Ordinance and therefore does not
impact the first reading.
During public comment on March 9, 2015, residents expressed concerns regarding: 1)
the potential that the Ordinance may be used improperly by residents to remove trees
obstructing views but not constituting a public nuisance and 2) uncertainty regarding
the basis for a determination that a tree constitutes a public nuisance under the
Ordinance (i.e., a tree is dead or damaged and poses a threat to life or property). The
Ordinance incorporates the nuisance abatement procedures applicable to nuisances
generally set forth in Chapter 8.24 of the RHMC; therefore, property owners have an
opportunity to appeal the determination that a nuisance exists (including whether a tree
is dead or damaged) before the City pursues abatement. Additionally, because the City
Manager's determination must be reasonable, he possesses authority to collect
information to support his determination, if necessary. Thus, both concerns raised
during public comment are addressed by the Ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
Since the City's code enforcement program is complaint driven, it is unknown how the
proposed ordinance will impact staff to enforce it. If this ordinance is adopted and
increases staff time to enforce it, there may be a need to request for an appropriation to
add hours for the part-time Assistant Planner.
NOTIFICATION
Rolling Hills Community Association
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Dead Tree_staffreport2ndReading.docx
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Chapter 8.24 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
Sections:
8.24.010 - Nuisance defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, a "nuisance" shall be defined as anything which is injurious to health
or safety, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property or injurious
to the stability of real property so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or
unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any street, and affects at the
same time an entire community or neighborhood; or any considerable number of persons, although the
extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the City Council may define by ordinance any
particular condition constituting a nuisance.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
.8.24.020 - Duty of owner or possessor of property.
Every person who owns or is in possession of any property, place or area within the boundaries of the
City shall, at his or her own expense, maintain the property, place or area free from any nuisance.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.030 - Notice to abate nuisance.
Whenever the City Manager determines that a nuisance exists upon any property, place or area within
the boundaries of the City, the City Manager may notify in writing the owner or person in possession of the
property, place or area to abate the nuisance within fifteen days from the date of the notice. The notice
shall be given by registered or certified mail addressed to the owner or person in possession of the
property, place or area at his last known address.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
(Ord. No. 328, § 1, 5-14-2012)
8.24.040 - Notice to abate nuisance —Contents.
The notice shall state that if the nuisance is not abated or good -faith efforts towards abatement not
been made to the satisfaction of the City Manager within fifteen days from the date thereof, a hearing
shall be held before the City Council to hear any protest of the owner, possessor or other interested
person. The notice shall specify the time, date and place of the hearing, which shall be set for the regular
meeting of the Council next following the expiration of the fifteen -day period.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.050 - Hearing and decision.
If the nuisance is not abated or good faith efforts towards abatement have not been made within the
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time set forth in Section 8.24.030, the City Council shall conduct a hearing at the time and place fixed in V
the notice at which evidence may be submitted by interested persons. Upon consideration of the evidence,
the Council may declare the condition to constitute a public nuisance and order the abatement thereof.
The decision of the City Council shall be final. The City Clerk shall notify all owners and possessors of the
subject property, place or area of the decision of the Council.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.060 - Abatement by City —Notice of charge.
Upon failure, neglect or refusal by a person notified pursuant to Section 8.24.050 to abate a nuisance
within thirty days after the date of notice, the City Council is authorized to cause the abatement of the
nuisance and pay for the abatement. The City Council shall notify, in writing, the owner or possessor of the
property, place or area upon which a nuisance has been abated by the City of the cost of abatement. Such
notice shall be given in the same manner as required by Section 8.24.030.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.070 - Lien.
If the total cost of the abatement of the nuisance by the City is not paid to the City in full within ten
days after the date of the notice of the cost of the abatement, the City Clerk shall record, in the office of the
County Recorder, a statement of the total balance due to the City, a legal description of the property, place
or area involved, and the name of the owner or possessor concerned. From the date of such recording, the
balance due will constitute a lien on the property. The lien will continue in full force and effect until the
entire amount due, together with interest at the maximum legal rate accruing from the date of the
completion of the abatement, is paid in full.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.080 - Charges to be billed on tax bill.
The City may also, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State, cause the amount due to
the City by reason of its abating a nuisance together with interest at the maximum legal rate, accruing
from the date of the completion of the abatement, to be charged to the owners of the property, place or
area on the next regular tax bill. All laws of the State applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of
City taxes and County taxes are hereby made applicable to the collection of these charges.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.090 - Court action.
The City may bring appropriate actions, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to collect any amounts
due by reason of the abatement of a nuisance by the City and to foreclose any existing liens for such
amounts. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the City may bring the appropriate civil and
criminal actions in a court of competent jurisdiction for abatement of any nuisance existing within the City
pursuant to any other provision of law. In addition to costs recoverable pursuant to Section 8.24.060,
attorney's fees, expert fees, and court costs shall be awarded to the prevailing party in any action taken by
the City to abate a nuisance if, and only if, the City seeks the award of attorney's fees and court costs at the
initiation of such legal action or proceeding. The attorney's fees recoverable pursuant to this section shall
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be limited to the reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the City in the legal action or proceeding,
regardless of the actual cost of any party's attorney's fees.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
(Ord. No. 328, § 2, 5-14-2012)
8.24.100 - Summary abatement.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the City Council may cause a nuisance to be summarily
abated if the City Council determines that the nuisance creates an emergency condition involving an
immediate threat to the physical safety of the population. Prior to abating the nuisance, the City Manager
shall attempt to notify the owner or possessor of the property, place, or area involved of the nuisance and
request him to immediately abate the nuisance. If, in the sole discretion of the City Council, the owner or
possessor of the property, place or area containing the nuisance which creates an emergency condition
fails to take immediate and meaningful steps to abate the nuisance, the City may abate the nuisance and
charge the cost of abating such nuisance to the owner or possessor of the property, place or area involved.
The City shall notify in writing the owner or possessor of the property, place or area upon which a
nuisance has been abated by the City, of the cost of said abatement. Such notification shall be given in the
same manner as required by Section 8.24.030. The provisions of Sections 8.24.070, 8.24.080 and 8.24.090
shall be applicable.
(Ord. 190 § 1 (part), 1981).
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Chapter 8.28 - ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES IN ACTIVE LANDSLIDE AREAS
Sections:
8.28.010 - Nuisances in active landslide areas.
Any condition on property within the City which has in the recent past or may in the future aggravate,
enlarge or accelerate an active landslide is declared to be a public nuisance. For the purposes of this
chapter, an active landslide is defined as land which is sliding or moving on its own accord.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.28.020 - Abatement.
Any condition declared to be a public nuisance by Section 8.28.010 shall be abated or corrected in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.24.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
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City of Rolling Hills Municipal Code - Excerpt from Title 8 Health and
Safety
EXISTING
Chapter 8.24 ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES
Sections:
8.24.010 Nuisance defined.
8.24.020 Duty of owner or possessor of property.
8.24.030 Notice to abate nuisance.
8.24.040 Notice to abate nuisance —Contents.
8.24.050 Hearing and decision.
8.24.060 Abatement by City —Notice of charge.
8.24.070 Lien.
8.24.080 Charges to be billed on tax bill.
8.24.090 Court action.
8.24.100 Summary abatement.
8.24.010 Nuisance defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, a "nuisance" shall be defined as anything
which is injurious to health or safety, or is indecent or offensive lu the senses, or an
obstruction to the free use of property or injurious to the stability of real property
so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully
obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any street, and affects
at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable
number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon
individuals may be unequal.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the City Council may define by
ordinance any particular condition constituting a nuisance.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.020 Duty of owner or possessor of property.
Every person who owns or is in possession of any property, place or area within
the boundaries of the City shall, at his or her own expense, maintain the property,
place or area free from any nuisance.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part). '1981).
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8.24.030 Notice to abate nuisance.
Whenever the City Manager determines that a nuisance exists upon any
property, place or area within the boundaries of the City, the City Manager may
notify in writing the owner or person in possession of the property, place or area to
abate the nuisance within fifteen days from the date of the notice. The notice shall
be given by registered or certified mail addressed to the owner or person in
possession of the property, place or area at his last known address.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
(Ord. No. 328, § 1, 5-14-2012)
8.24.040 Notice to abate nuisance —Contents.
The notice shall state that if the nuisance is not abated or good -faith efforts
towards abatement not been made to the satisfaction of the City Manager within
fifteen days from the date thereof, a hearing shall be held before the City Council to
hear any protest of the owner, possessor or other interested person. The notice shall
specify the time, date and place of the hearing, which shall be set for the regular
meeting of the Council next following the expiration of the fifteen -day period.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.050 Hearing and decision.
If the nuisance is not abated or good faith efforts towards abatement have not
been made within the time set forth in Section 8.24.030, the City Council shall
conduct a hearing at the time and place fixed in the notice at which evidence may be
submitted by interested persons. Upon consideration of the evidence, the Council
may declare the condition to constitute a public nuisance and order the abatement
thereof. The decision of the City Council shall be final. The City Clerk shall notify all
owners and possessors of the subject property, place or area of the decision of the
Council.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.060 Abatement by City —Notice of charge.
Upon failure, neglect or refusal by a person notified pursuant to Section
8.24.050 to abate a nuisance within thirty days after the date of notice, the City
Council is authorized to cause the abatement of the nuisance and pay for the
abatement. The City Council shall notify, in writing, the owner or possessor of the
property, place or area upon which a nuisance has been abated by the City of the
cost of abatement. Such notice shall be given in the same manner as required by
Section 8.24.030.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
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8.24.070 Lien.
If the total cost of the abatement of the nuisance by the City is not paid to the
City in full within ten days after the date of the notice of the cost of the abatement,
the City Clerk shall record, in the office of the County Recorder, a statement of the
total balance due to the City, a legal description of the property, place or area
involved, and the name of the owner or possessor concerned. From the date of such
recording, the balance due will constitute a lien on the property. The lien will
continue in full force and effect until the entire amount due, together with interest at
the maximum legal rate accruing from the date of the completion of the abatement,
is paid in full.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.080 Charges to be billed on tax bill.
The City may also, in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State,
cause the amount due to the City by reason of its abating a nuisance together with
interest at the maximum legal rate, accruing from the date of the completion of the
abatement, to be charged to the owners of the property, place or area on the next
regular tax bill. All laws of the State applicable to the levy, collection and
enforcement of City taxes and County taxes are hereby made applicable to the
collection of these charges.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
8.24.090 Court action.
The City may bring appropriate actions, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to
collect any amounts due by reason of the abatement of a nuisance by the City and to
foreclose any existing liens for such amounts. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
chapter, the City may bring the appropriate civil and criminal actions in a court of
competent jurisdiction for abatement of any nuisance existing within the City
pursuant to any other provision of law. In addition to costs recoverable pursuant to
Section 8.24.060, attorney's fees, expert fees, and court costs shall be awarded to the
prevailing party in any action taken by the City to abate a nuisance if, and only if, the
City seeks the award of attorney's fees and court costs at the initiation of such legal
action or proceeding. The attorney's fees recoverable pursuant to this section shall
be limited to the reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the City in the legal action or
proceeding, regardless of the actual cost of any party's attorney's fees.
(Ord. 190 § 1(part), 1981).
(Ord. No. 328, § 2, 5-14-2012)
8.24.100 Summary abatement.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, the City Council may cause a
nuisance to be summarily abated if the City Council determines that the nuisance
creates an emergency condition involving an immediate threat to the physical safety
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of the population. Prior to abating the nuisance, the City Manager shall attempt to
notify the owner or possessor of the property, place, or area involved of the
nuisance and request him to immediately abate the nuisance. If, in the sole
discretion of the City Council, the owner or possessor of the property, place or area
containing the nuisance which creates an emergency condition fails to take
immediate and meaningful steps to abate the nuisance, the City may abate the
nuisance and charge the cost of abating such nuisance to the owner or possessor of
the property, place or area involved. The City shall notify in writing the owner or
possessor of the property, place or area upon which a nuisance has been abated by
the City, of the cost of said abatement. Such notification shall be given in the same
manner as required by Section 8.24.030. The provisions of Sections 8.24.070,
8.24.080 and 8.24.090 shall be applicable.
PROPOSED NEW CHAPTER (Highlighted)
Add a new Chapter (Chapter 8.25) to Title 8 - Health and Safety of the Municipal Code to address Dead Trees.
Chapter 8.25 DEAD TREES
Sections:
8.25.010 Dead trees as public nuisance
8.25.020 Abatement
8.25.010 Dead Trees as Public Nuisance.
Any dead tree or any dead or damaged portion of a tree or vegetation which
the City Manager or his designee reasonably determines poses a threat to life or
property on the premises on which it is located, adjacent property or easements, or
is hazardous to power lines, light poles or utility appurtenances, is hereby declared
to be a public nuisance.
8.25.020 Abatement.
Any condition declared to be a public nuisance by Section 8.25.010 shall be
abated or corrected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.24.
The last sentence of the proposed language (above) refers to Chapter 8.24 which
sets the process to abate a nuisance.
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ORDINANCE NO. 340
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING
CHAPTER 8.25 TO TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A PUBLIC NUISANCE
The City Council of the City of Rolling Hills does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Findings. Dead trees, dead shrubs, and trees and sluubs containing dead ui fallen
limbs or branches constitute a fire hazard, serve as a harbor for vermin and other rodents, and may
restrict, impede or obstruct the use of easements or roadways, and therefore are potentially injurious to
the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
Section 2. Title 8, Chapter 8.25, "Dead Trees," is hereby added to the Rolling Hills Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Chapter 8.25
DEAD TREES
Sections:
8.25.010 Dead trees as public nuisance
8.25.020 Abatement
8.25.010 Dead Trees as Public Nuisance.
Any dead tree or any dead or damaged portion of a tree or vegetation which the City Manager or
his designee reasonably determines poses a threat to life or property on the premises on which it is
located, adjacent property or easements, or is hazardous to power lines, light poles or utility
appurtenances, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
8.25.020 Abatement.
Any condition declared to be a public nuisance by Section 8.25.010 shall be abated or corrected
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.24.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of April, 2015.
Jeff Pieper
Mayor
ATTEST:
Heidi Luce
City Clerk
Ordinance No. 340
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
) §§
I certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 340 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING
CHAPTER 8.25 TO TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A PUBLIC NUISANCE
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on April _, 2015 by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
and in compliance with the laws of California was posted at the following:
Administrative Offices.
HEIDI LUCE
CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 340
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MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY OF ROLLING HILLS CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER E. HAWKINS
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE 340
DATE: MARCH 23, 2015
ECEFIE
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City of Roiling Hills
Ordinance 340 is an Ordinance you should jettison. First, the City contracts its fire
protection services from the County of Los Angeles, which has its own array afire
protection ordinances, County fire fighters are familiar with the County's ordinances and
have, as I understand it, recommended against its passage, as unneeded. Los Angeles
County's contract law enforcement and fire services programs involve around 26 contract
cities. If each of the contract cities enacted ordinances "of their own," enforcement of
existing County ordinances would be made more, not less difficult Also, I'd expect the
County has given considerably more attention to County -wide fire protection and fire
prevention needs than would the incorporated cities who contract for fire protection
services; therefore, if we entrust those contract services to the County, we should likewise
allow the County to promulgate the ordinances it thinks it needs to do a good job.
Second, the California State Water Resources Control Board recently voted to expand
emergency regulations to protect the State's remaining water supplies due to the persistent
drought. A copy of an article concerning its water conservation recommendations is
attached. If California and, necessarily, the County of Los Angeles, are urging water
conservation, our community's landscaping - trees and bushes - may suffer from less
watering, unless, to avoid endangering their trees and bushes -plus the risk of fine and
imprisonment -- from enforcement of Ordinance 340, residents continue to water their
trees, bushes and other landscaping. With the enactment of Ordinance 340, I expect
virtually, if not literally, every tree and bush within the City to violate the ordinance and the
ordinance, if literally enforced, would require clear cutting every tree and bush in the City,
1.e„ hardly a worthwhile or even legitimate objective.
Third, if the Council intends selective enforcement of Ordinance 340, it seems likely the
enforcement will be based upon resident complaints, i.e., with the ordinance pitting
neighbor against neighbor and utilizing the services of local government to "enforce" these
complaints, Or, local government might be inclined to selectively enforce Ordinance 340
against those residents for selective/subjective purposes.
Fourth, in most all elections, candidates run on promises of promoting a spirit of
community and conviviality between the residents and between the residents and local
government. If such candidates, once elected, then enact ordinances to empower the City
to subject residents to fine or imprisonment, then such intentions should be disclosed as
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part of their election campaigns. To digress, a recent animal ordinance is particularly
draconian, permitting the City to investigate residents, their animals, and even confiscate
and euthanize their animals, under certain,111-defined standards.
These sorts of confiscatory ordinances promote divisiveness between neighbors and
empowers government to cause residents - including conscientious residents employing
recommended water conservation techniques to help combat the drought - to the potential
loss of one or more bushes, trees, other landscaping, plus the risk of fine or imprisonment.
I can think of few threats that are more destructive in a community. We see a nation
between torn apart by government pitting Americans against Americans and, through
regulatory measures, government attacking the citizens its elected representatives swear
to serve. The examples are such that I'd like to think this cloistered community our local
government would opt for less, not more regulation. Where there are issues , local
government would be well served by eliciting cooperation where there is a "real problem,"
not contriving a problem so that it can to push some resident around. If a bush, tree or
other landscaping on a resident's property constitutes a legitimate fire hazard, I'd expect
the resident - with a self-interest in having his/her property safe from fire -- to be
appreciative of the "heads up" from the fire department (which is what happens now) and
cooperate with the fire department and the City to remediate the hazard.
This community's fire prevention program has been Well served with County ordinances
around, in one iteration or another, for decades. Why - except for an interest in power that
can be exerted by local government against its residents - do we need an ordinance, when
there are ordinances, in place, that are working fine? Ordinance 340 strikes me as an
regulation that supersedes a County ordinance already in place, adequate to meet fire
safety needs, i.e., at least Los Angeles County and the Fire Department seem to think so.
Leave well enough alone. Do not task fire fighters with becoming familiar with and acting
on a new and additional ordinance that may be at odds with the ordinances with which
they are acquainted and trained to enforce. If the County Fire Department is not promoting
Ordinance 340, why should we enact the ordinance?
Roger E. Hawkin
37 Crest Road West
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
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ATTACHMENT A
ARTICLE RE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
VOTE TO EXPAND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
Californians are looking for ways to conserve water as they enter a fourth year of severe drought.
The California State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to expand emergency
regulations to protect its remaining water supplies,
The Golden State is approaching the end of its rainy season. December through April, with
record -low rainfall and its worst drought in recorded history.
"If conditions continue as they are likely to over the next two weeks, we'll have less than half of
the previous lowest reading," Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of
Water Resources, told Yahoo News,
Most years, California can rely on that precipitation for 30 percent of its summer and fall water,
he said. "There is going to be almost nothing this year, which is pretty alarming."
Government regulations
"Emergency regulations only have a shelf life of 270 days. The regulations passed in July of
2014 would have expired on April 25 of this year. [But] it is anticipated that the board will act,"
George ICostyrko, a spokesman for the board, said in an interview with Yahoo News,
As before, urban water customers will not be able to overwater, use their sprinklers in the rain or
wash off sidewalks with water. Outdoor landscape watering is prohibited within 48 hours of rain,
The board is starting to collect data on what kinds of fines or actions have been taken against
customers who have flouted the rules.
According to the Associated Press, the majority of local water departments had been unwilling to
discipline offenders.
New regulations say that large water providers must have contingency plans in case of
emergencies.
Also, restaurants will not be allowed to provide patrons with water unless they ask for a glass.
Hotels will be required to put up placards in customers' rooms giving them the option to forgo
having their towels and linens cleaned.
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It is our understanding that the restaurant and hospitality industries have been understanding and
cooperative in water conservation," Kostyrko said. "This action has been undertaken by many
restaurants and bars, but it's not throughout."
Conservation at home
The Association of California Water Agencies says that a new poll shows that some 90 percent
of Californians are willing to make significant changes to conserve water.
"They are sort of commonsensical. But at the same time, a lot of people continue to water their
lawns regardless of whether it rained just a couple days ago," Carlson said.
Save Our Water, a group dedicated to helping Californians conserve water, suggests making
small changes in one's everyday life to cut back on water consumption.
These tips include soaking pots and pans instead of letting the water run while cleaning the
dishes, and turning off the water while shaving or brushing one's teeth.
The Natural Resources Defense Council recommends that residents test their toilets to make sure
they do not leak, purchase pool covers to limit evaporation and opt for a car wash rather than
wash their cars by hand, among other things.
Plant -based diets
Some Californians are cutting back on their meat consumption to help alleviate the drought.
Environmentalist Kip Andersen argues that animal agriculture is responsible for more water
consumption than any other industry and that following a plant -based diet would help more than
any other approach.
"Everything we do at home — from showering to watering plants — is just 5 percent of water
consumption, whereas animal agriculture is 55 percent," he told Yahoo News.
Andersen, who co -directed the environmental documentary "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability
Secret," maintains that the world's leading environmental groups are afraid to discuss the extent
to which animal agriculture is responsible for pollution and water consumption.
"One single hamburger is 660 gallons. That's the equivalent of showering two entire months," he
said, He was referencing all the water a cow needs throughout its life. That includes the water it
drinks, as well as the water used to grow its feed and keep its stable clean.
One year of water left?
Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist at NASA, wrote an opinion piece for the Los Angeles
Times saying that the state has roughly one year of water left in its reservoirs.
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"California has no contingency plan for a persistent drought like this one (let alone a 20 -plus•
year mega -drought), except, apparently, staying in emergency mode and praying for rain," he
wrote.
Famiglietti, who is also an Earth system science professor at the University of California, Irvine,
insisted that California needs a "transparent and forward -looking process."
The shocking claim spread across the Internet quickly, getting many write-ups from many news
sites.
Nancy Vogel, a spokesperson for the California Department of Water Resources, thinks the one-
year estimate is exaggerated. "It's absurd, ridiculous, It gives people the impression that in 365
days their faucets will dry up. That's not at all the case," she said in an interview with Yahoo
News. "Yes, we are in our fourth straight year of drought, but the state is not going to run out of
water in a year."
Vogel said that California will incur environmental and economic harm but lamented that all
those headlines have led its residents to think that water will stop running in their houses in
March 2016, which she said is not true,
"The state and local water districts act conservatively and always try to get a cushion of water in
case the year is dry," she said.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY OF ROLLING HILLS CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROGER E. HAWKINS
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE 340
DATE: MARCH 23, 2015
RECEIVED
MAR 2 4 2015
City of Rolling Hills
By -
Ordinance 340 is an Ordinance you should jettison. First, the City contracts its fire
protection services from the County of Los Angeles, which has its own array of fire
protection ordinances. County fire fighters are familiar with the County's ordinances and
have, as I understand it, recommended against its passage, as unneeded. Los Angeles
County's contract law enforcement and fire services programs involve around 26 contract
cities. If each of the contract cities enacted ordinances "of their own," enforcement of
existing County ordinances would be made more, not less difficult. Also, I'd expect the
County has given considerably more attention to County -wide fire protection and fire
prevention needs than would the incorporated cities who contract for fire protection
services; therefore, if we entrust those contract services to the County, we should likewise
allow the County to promulgate the ordinances it thinks it needs to do a good job.
Second, the California State Water Resources Control Board recently voted to expand
emergency regulations to protect the State's remaining water supplies due to the persistent
drought. A copy of an article concerning its water conservation recommendations is
attached, If California and, necessarily, the County of Los Angeles, are urging water
conservation, our community's landscaping - trees and bushes - may suffer from less
watering, unless, to avoid endangering their trees and bushes -plus the risk of fine and
imprisonment -- from enforcement of Ordinance 340, residents continue to water their
trees, bushes and other landscaping. With the enactment of Ordinance 340, I expect
virtually, if not literally, every tree and bush within the City to violate the ordinance and the
ordinance, if literally enforced, would require clear cutting every tree and bush in the City,
i.e., hardly a worthwhile or even legitimate objective.
Third, if the Council intends selective enforcement of Ordinance 340, it seems likely the
enforcement will be based upon resident complaints, i.e,, with the ordinance pitting
neighbor against neighbor and utilizing the services of local government to "enforce" these
complaints, Or, local government might be inclined to selectively enforce Ordinance 340
against those residents for selective/subjective purposes.
Fourth, in most all elections, candidates run on promises of promoting a spirit of
community and conviviality between the residents and between the residents and local
government. If such candidates, once elected, then enact ordinances to empower the City
to subject residents to fine or imprisonment, then such intentions should be disclosed as
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part of their election campaigns. To digress, a recent animal ordinance is particularly
draconian, permitting the City to investigate residents, their animals, and even confiscate
and euthanize their animals, under certain, ill-defined standards.
These sorts of confiscatory ordinances promote divisiveness between neighbors and
empowers government to cause residents - including conscientious residents employing
recommended water conservation techniques to help combat the drought - to the potential
loss of one or more bushes, trees, other landscaping, plus the risk of fine or imprisonment.
I can think of few threats that are more destructive in a community. We see a nation
between torn apart by government pitting Americans against Americans and, through
regulatory measures, government attacking the citizens its elected representatives swear
to serve. The examples are such that I'd like to think this cloistered community our local
government would opt for less, not more regulation. Where there are issues , local
government would be well served by eliciting cooperation where there is a "real problem,"
not contriving a problem so that it can to push some resident around. If a bush, tree or
other landscaping on a resident's property constitutes a legitimate fire hazard, I'd expect
the resident = with a self-interest in having his/her property safe from fire •• to be
appreciative of the "heads up" from the fire department (which is what happens now) and
cooperate with the fire department and the City to remediate the hazard.
This community's fire prevention program has been well served with County ordinances
around, in one iteration or another, for decades, Why - except for an interest in power that
can be exerted by local government against its residents - do we need an ordinance, when
there are ordinances, in place, that are working fine? Ordinance 340 strikes me as an
regulation that supersedes a County ordinance already in place, adequate to meet fire
safety needs, i.e., at least Los Angeles County and the Fire Department seem to think so.
Leave well enough alone. Do not task fire fighters with becoming familiar with and acting
on a new and additional ordinance that may be at odds with the ordinances with which
they are acquainted and trained to enforce. If the County Fire Department is not promoting
Ordinance 340, why should we enact the ordinance?
Roger E. Hawking/
37 Crest Road West
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
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ATTACHMENT A
ARTICLE RE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
VOTE TO EXPAND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
Californians are looking for ways to conserve water as they enter a fourth year of severe drought.
The California State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to expand emergency
regulations to protect its remaining water supplies,
The Golden State is approaching the end of its rainy season, December through April, with
record -low rainfall and its worst drought in recorded history,
"If conditions continue as they are likely to over the next two weeks, we'll have less than half of
the previous lowest reading," Doug Carlson, a spokesman for the California Department of
Water Resources, told Yahoo News,
Most years, California can rely on that precipitation for 30 percent of its summer and fall water,
he said. "There is going to be almost nothing this year, which is pretty alarming,"
Government regulations
"Emergency regulations only have a shelf life of 270 days. The regulations passed in July of
2014 would have expired on April 25 of this year. [But] it is anticipated that the board will act,"
George Kostyrko, a spokesman for the board, said in an interview with Yahoo News.
As before, urban water customers will not be able to overwater, use their sprinklers in the rain or
wash off sidewalks with water. Outdoor landscape watering is prohibited within 48 hours of rain.
The board is starting to collect data on what kinds of fines or actions have been taken against
customers who have flouted the rules.
According to the Associated Press, the majority of local water departments had been unwilling to
discipline offenders.
New regulations say that large water providers must have contingency plans in case of
emergencies.
Also, restaurants will not be allowed to provide patrons with water unless they ask for a glass.
Hotels will be required to put up placards in customers' rooms giving them the option to forgo
having their towels and linens cleaned.
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It is our understanding that the restaurant and hospitality industries have been understanding and
cooperative in water conservation," Kostyrko said. "This action has been undertaken by many
restaurants and bars, but it's not throughout."
Conservation at home
The Association of California Water Agencies says that a new poll shows that some 90 percent
of Californians are willing to make significant changes to conserve water.
"They are sort of commonsensical. But at the same time, a lot of people continue to water their
lawns regardless of whether it rained just a couple days ago," Carlson said.
Save Our Water, a group dedicated to helping Californians conserve water, suggests making
small changes in one's everyday life to cut back on water consumption.
These tips include soaking pots and pans instead of letting the water run while cleaning the
dishes, and turning off the water while shaving or brushing one's teeth.
The Natural Resources Defense Council recommends that residents test their toilets to make sure
they do not leak, purchase pool covers to limit evaporation and opt for a car wash rather than
wash their cars by hand, among other things.
Plant -based diets
Some Californians are cutting back on their meat consumption to help alleviate the drought.
Environmentalist Kip Andersen argues that animal agriculture is responsible for more water
consumption than any other industry and that following a plant -based diet would help more than
any other approach,
"Everything we do at home — from showering to watering plants — is just 5 percent of water
consumption, whereas animal agriculture is 55 percent," he told Yahoo News.
Andersen, who co -directed the environmental documentary "Cowspiracy: The Sustainability
Secret," maintains that the world's leading environmental groups are afraid to discuss the extent
to which animal agriculture is responsible for pollution and water consumption.
"One single hamburger is 660 gallons. That's the equivalent of showering two entire months," he
said. He was referencing all the water a cow needs throughout its life, That includes the water it
drinks, as well as the water used to grow its feed and keep its stable clean.
One year of water left?
Jay Fatniglietti, a senior water scientist at NASA, wrote an opinion piece for the Los Angeles
Times saying that the state has roughly one year of water left in its reservoirs.
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RECEIVED 03/24/2015 15:00 3103777288 ROLLING HIILS CITY
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"California has no contingency plan for a persistent drought like this one (let alone a 20 -plus-
year mega -drought), except, apparently, staying in emergency mode and praying for rain," he
wrote.
Famiglietti, who is also an Earth system science professor at the University of California, Irvine,
insisted that California needs a "transparent and forward.looking process."
The shocking claim spread across the Internet quickly, getting many write-ups from many news
sites.
Nancy Vogel, a spokesperson for the California Department of Water Resources, thinks the one-
year estimate is exaggerated. "It's absurd, ridiculous. It gives people the impression that in 365
days their faucets will dry up. That's not at all the case," she said in an interview with Yahoo
News. "Yes, we are in our fourth straight year of drought, but the state is not going to run out of
water in a year."
Vogel said that California will incur environmental and economic harm but lamented that all
those headlines have led its residents to think that water will stop running in their houses in
March 2016, which she said is not true.
"The state and local water districts act conservatively and always try to get a cushion of water in
case the year is dry," she said.
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TO:
FROM:
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DATE:
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ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274
(310) 377-1521
FAX (310) 377-7288
Agenda Item No.: 5-C
Mtg. Date: 03/09/15
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
RAYMOND R. CRUZ, CITY MANAGER
WAIVE FULL READING AND INTRODUCE ON FIRST READING
ORDINANCE NO. 340 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS ADDING CHAPTER 8.30 TO TITLE 8 OF THE
ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES AS
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
MARCH 9, 2015
ATTACHMENT:
Proposed Ordinance No. 340
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and introduce on first
reading the following:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING CHAPTER 8.30 TO
TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A
PUBLIC NUISANCE.
BACKGROUND
At the January 26, 2015 City Council meeting, Mayor Allen Lay requested that the City
consider adding dead trees as a public nuisance per se in the City of Rolling Hills
Municipal Code in order to provide the City with increased flexibility to respond to the
increasing number of dead trees in the community, which present a threat to public
safety and diminish the community's aesthetics. The City Council passed a motion
directing staff to prepare a Dead Tree Ordinance for Council consideration.
DISCUSSION
The City of Rolling Hills is located in a very high fire hazard zone and dead trees serve
as very combustible fuel that could be vulnerable to fire. Also, dead trees or fallen
branches serve as harbor for rodents and may impede use of easements or roadways.
Furthermore, dead trees are unattractive and detract from the community's aesthetics.
Although staff has been successful in removing dead trees by utilizing the Public
Nuisance Ordinance, calling out dead trees as a public nuisance per se in the RHMC will
advise residents that dead trees are a public nuisance and a priority for abatement.
If evidence shows that removal of dead trees identified as a public nuisance presents a
potential significant environmental impact, the City will comply with all applicable
environmental laws and regulations in determining appropriate action, which may
include not removing the identified dead trees.
NOTIFICATION
Rolling Hills Community.., Association,_.
RC:sc
Dead Tree Ordiance_staffrpt.docx
ORDINANCE NO. 340
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING
CHAPTER 8.30 TO TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A PUBLIC NUISANCE
The City Council of the City of Rolling Hills does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Findings. Dead trees, dead shrubs, and trees and shrubs containing dead or fallen
limbs or branches constitute a fire hazard, serve as a harbor for vermin and other rodents, and may
restrict, impede or obstruct the use of easements or roadways, and therefore are potentially injurious to
the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
Section 2. Title 8, Chapter 8.30, "Dead Trees," is hereby added to the Rolling Hills Municipal
Code to read as follows:
Chapter 8.30
DEAD TREES
Sections:
8.30.010 Dead trees as public nuisance
8.30.020 Abatement
8.30.010 Dead Trees as Public Nuisance.
Any dead tree or any dead or damaged portion of a tree or vegetation which the City Manager or
his designee reasonably determines poses a threat to life or property on the premises on which it is
located, adjacent property or easements, or is hazardous to power lines, light poles or utility
appurtenances, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
8.30.020 Abatement.
Any condition declared to be a public nuisance by Section 8.30.010 shall be abated or corrected
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.24.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2015.
B. Allen Lay
Mayor
ATTEST:
Heidi Luce
City Clerk
Ordinance No. 340
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
) §§
I certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 340 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ADDING
CHAPTER 8.30 TO TITLE 8 OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL
CODE DECLARING DEAD TREES A PUBLIC NUISANCE
was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on March , 2015 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
and in compliance with'the laws of California was posted at the following:
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HEIDI LUCE
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Daily Breeze • Palos Verdes Peninsula News
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