LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works will soon be starting its annual routine roadside weed abatement program through the application of herbicides along certain county-maintained roads.

Should residents or property owners with frontage along 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 Feb. 26, 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 property owners 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 such as fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distances, etc.

To assist those property owners who object to spraying, the Department of Public Works will review their proposed maintenance plans at no charge and issue a no-fee encroachment permit to perform the maintenance as necessary.

One or more of the herbicides “Telar,” “Alecto 41S,” “Pro Ams Plus Activator,” “Simazine,” “Landmark XP” and “Triclopyr 3A” may be used on the following roads: Ackley Road, Bachelor Valley Road, Bell Hill Road, Big Canyon Road, Big Valley Road, Bottle Rock Road, Butts Canyon Road, Clark Drive, Clover Valley Road, East Road, Elk Mtn. Road, Gaddy Lane, Highland Springs Road, Hill Road, Hill Road East, Kelsey Creek Drive, Lakeshore Boulevard, Live Oak Drive, Martin Street, Mendenhall Avenue, New Long Valley Road, Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, North Drive, Old Lucerne Road, Park Drive, Park Road, Park Way, Pt. Lakeview Road, Riggs Road, 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) Upper Lake Lucerne Road and Witter Springs Road.