LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works will start its annual routine Roadside Weed Abatement Program weather permitting, through the application of herbicides along certain county-maintained roads this spring.
Should residents or property owners abutting the roads listed below desire that no weed abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact the Department of Public Works prior to Jan. 30 unless a previous request for “no spray” was submitted to the agency.
If you would like to remove an existing “no spray” status, you must contact the Department of Public Works at 707-263-2341.
As a reminder, property owners are responsible for maintaining their frontage in such a way that does not create nuisance conditions.
While people can request that their frontage not be sprayed, they must otherwise maintain their frontage to avoid creating a public nuisance that could be caused by overgrown weeds – fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distances, etc.
To assist those property owners who object to spraying, Public Works will review their proposed maintenance plans at no charge and issue them a no-fee encroachment permit to perform the maintenance as necessary.
One or more of the following herbicides "Roundup Pro,” “Parrot 4L,” “Telar XP,” “Alecto 41S,” “Pro Ams Plus Activator,” “Simazine 4L,” “Garlon 4” and “Landmark XP” may be used in the program.
Roads that are anticipated to be sprayed include: Adobe Creek Road, Bachelor Valley Road, Bell Hill Road, Big Canyon Road, Big Valley Road, Bottle Rock Road, Butts Canyon Road, Clark Drive, Clover Drive, Clover Valley Road, Crestview Drive, East Road, Elk Mountain Road, Gaddy Lane, Highland Springs Road, Hill Road, Hill Road East, Kelsey Creek Drive, Lakeshore Blvd., Lakeshore Drive, Live Oak Drive, Martin Street, Mendenhall Avenue, Morgan Valley Road, New Long Valley Road, Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, North Drive, Old Lucerne Road, Park Drive, Park Road, Pt. Lakeview Road, Riggs Rd, Scotts Valley Road, Seigler Canyon Road, Sky Park Drive, Soda Bay Road, Spruce Grove Road, Sulphur Bank Drive, Twin Lakes Subdivision (May Hollow Road, Lawrence Road, Yvonne Circle, Marcy Circle, Joey Circle, Diana Circle, Candy Lane, Joseph Trail, Lucy Circle, and C Street) Upper Lake Lucerne Road, Witter Springs Road.