HomeMy WebLinkAboutGrading Notice of Violation PWCE18-0040 Department of Public Works Dennis Schmidt, Director
Shawn H. O’Brien, Assistant Director
7 County Center Drive T: 530.538.7681
Oroville, California 95965 F: 530.538.7171
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September 28, 2018
Katherine Marie Nieto
5386 Saint Elmo Ct.
Oroville, CA 95966-3847
RE: Grading on APN 030-220-035; 1275 W. Oro Dam Blvd., Oroville
Dear Ms. Nieto:
It has come to the attention of the Butte County Department of Public Works that grading is being performed
on your property located at 1275 West Oro Dam Blvd. Please be aware that the County Grading Ordinance
(Ch. 13 Butte County Code) makes it unlawful to grade more than fifty (50) cubic yards of soil, including cut
and/or fill, without either being granted an exemption or being issued a permit prior to grading. We have no
record of you or your agent seeking a determination of exemption with the Butte County Department of Public
Works. Further our inspector has determined that the grading being performed on your property exceeds fifty
(50) cubic yards. Enclosed is a copy of the county grading permit application for your review and future
compliance.
Because we have determined that the grading being performed on your property is in violation of the Butte
County Code it is therefore a statutory nuisance. You are hereby ordered to cease and desist from all grading
activities. If you receive this notice between the months of October and April you must immediately stabilize
all graded areas to retain silt on site. Other county departments have been notified that a grading violation
has occurred and a hold will be placed on current and future permits until a grading permit or valid grading
exemption is approved. Please take the necessary measures within the next 14 days to address this
violation. If this notice is received during the winter rainy season, you must also provide a storm water
stabilization plan to protect water quality and adjacent property owners from the continuing nuisance
conditions created by the grading activity.
If you are not exempt, Butte County requires sediment and erosion controls for all grading permits. The
California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) also requires a construction storm water permit
for activities where clearing, grading, filling and excavation result in a land disturbance of one or more acres.
You must provide our office with a copy of the required State Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWPPP). You may contact the Redding office of the CRWQCB at (530) 224-4845 for more information
regarding state storm water permits.
If you have any questions, please contact this office at (530) 538-7266, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Dennis Schmidt, P.E.
Director, Public Works Department
Eric Schroth, P.E., L.S.
Associate Civil Engineer
cc: Tom Fossum, Deputy Director Public Works
encl.