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Public Right-of-Way. Public way is any street, alley, or similar parcel of land essentially unobstructed from the ground to the sky that is deeded, dedicated, or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use, including sidewalks, planters, drainage ditches or other strips of public land fronting or adjoining a private parcel of land. Rubbish. Magazines; books; trimmings from lawns, trees or flower gardens; pasteboard or cardboard boxes; rags; straw; sawdust; packing material; shavings; wood boxes; scrap lumber; and refuse that will ignite through contact with flames of ordinary temperatures. Weeds. Weeds as used in this chapter means vegetation and/or combustible vegetation growing upon lots, private or public, improved or unimproved, and the adjoining public right-of-way in the unincorporated portions of San Joaquin County, including any fire protection district, and includes any of the following: Vegetation which bears seeds of a downy or wingy nature. Tumbleweed, sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or vegetation which attains such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent property or the property upon which the weeds exist. Vegetation which is noxious or dangerous. Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard. (Ord. 4286 § I (part), 2006) 4-1052 - FINDINGS BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 'SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors hereby finds that weeds and rubbish, as defined in this chapter, on lots or parcels, or the public rights-of-way within the unincorporated portions of the county, including any fire protection district, constitute a public nuisance and are a fire hazard and may be abated as provided by this chapter. (Ord. 4286 § I (part), 2006) 4-1053 - ENFORCEMENT OFFICER DESIGNATION. SHARE LINK TO SECTION PRINT SECTION DOWNLOAD (DOCX) OF SECTIONS EMAIL SECTION COMPARE VERSIONS The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors shall designate the Fire Warden as the officer responsible for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The Fire Warden is the Director of the Community Development Department and may appoint deputies to assist in the enforcement of this chapter and such deputies shall include the chief of all fire districts, and their authorized representatives within the unincorporated portions of San Joaquin County. (Ord. 4286 § 1 (part), 2006)