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SECTION 17. Clearin~ of Litter from Open Private Property b~z; SECTION 17.01. Notice to Remove Litter. If the owner or person in control of any private property in the City fai!~ to remove therefrom all litter which is located on said property and which is dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare,it shall be the duty of the Enforcement Officer to notify such persot or persons to remove the same. Such notice shall be by registered mail and shall be deposited in the United States Post Office at Pleasanton, California, with postage thereon prepaid and addressed to such owner at his last known place of address shown on the assess ment roll of the City, and if no such address is there shown or is known, then to General Delivery, Pleasanton. If such real property is occupied and the mailing address thereof is different from that of the owner on said assessment roll, then an additional copy shall be similarly mailed to the occupant of such property at the mailing address thereof. Such notice shall contain a description of said property, such description may be the number of the lot and block and the name of the map, tract or subdivision in which said real property lies, or may be the street and number thereof, or may b~ any other description by which the said pro- perty may be reasonably and readily identified. One or more lots or blocks of land may be described in one and the same statement or notice. SECTION 17.02. Removal of Litter by City. If the owner or person in control of 'the real property in the City fails-to remove litter in accordance with the notice given pursuant to the pro- visions of Section 18.01 hereof within ten (10) days after the mailing of such notice, it shall be the duty of the Enforcement Officer, his assistants, employees, contracting agents or other representatives of the City, to remove such litter, and they, and each of them, are hereby expressly authorized to enter upon private property for such purpose and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, hinder or refuse to allow them to enter upon private property for such purpose and to remove litter in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. Any person owning, occupying, renting, managing, leasing, or controlling real property in the City shall have the right to remove litter or have the same removed at his own expense at any time prior to the arrival of the Enforcement Officer or his authorized repre- sentatives for such purpose. SECTION 17.03. Account and Report of Cost. The City Finance Officer shall keep an account of the cost to the City to remove litter as aforesaid for each separate lot or parcel of land and the portions of streets adjoining the same and shall embody such account in a report and assessment list to the City Council, which report shall be filed with the City Clerk. Such report shall refer to each separate lot or parcel of land by description suf- ficient reasonably to identify the same, together with the expense proposed to be assessed against it. SECTION 17.04. Notice of Report and Hearing. The City Clerk shall post a copy of such repor't and assessment ist on the bulletin board near the entrance to the City Hall, together with the notice of the filing thereof and the time and place when and where it will be submitted to the City Council for hearing and confirmation. The City Finance Officer shall mail to the persons and in the manner prescribed in Section 17.01 hereof a notice in form substantially as follows: -5 -