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Home My WebLink About029-144-007-I ■ ■ Butte Count yDepartment ofDevelopment Services ADMINISTRATION * BUILDING * GIS * PLANNING 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 538-7541 Telephone (530) 538.2140 Facsimile December 9, 2003 Thomas & Nancy Turk P. O. Box 5116 Oroville, CA 95966 RE: Formal Warning Notice Butte County Code Violation 1207 Rice Ave., Richvale AP#029-144-007 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Turk: Through our courtesy notice on November 4, 2003, you were notified pursuant to Section 41-2 of the Butte County Code of the presence of code violations on your above -referenced property. According to our records, the courtesy notice has not resulted in abatement or correction of the keeping of inoperable vehicles in public view. Your failure to eliminate the stated violations are cause for the issuance of this formal warning notice. As of this date, our records indicate that the following violations to the Butte. County Code still exist: Butte County Code, Chapter 24 Section 24-95 - The AR (Agricultural -Residential) zone does not "specifically authorize" large accumulations of junk. The storing of more than 100 square feet of "junk" on a parcel is one of the items used to determine that a "junkyard" condition exists.. A "junkyard" is not an allowed use in the AR zone without a Use Permit. "Automobiles and other vehicles, dismantled, in whole or in part" are considered to be "junk." Chapter 11, Section 11-4 forbids people, whether at a licensed junkyard location or not, from storing junk in public view. The determination that these violations exist on the property is based on the following definitions in the Butte County Code: Butte County Code Chapter 24 Section 24-305.240 - Junk. Any worn-out and discarded material in general that may be turned to some use including, but not limited to, any old iron, wire, copper, tin, lead, rags, paper; bags, lumber, empty bottles, bones, parts of bicycles, tricycles, baby carriages, automobiles, and other vehicles, dismantled, in whole or in part, kept, stored, located, situated or piled in public view, and all other similar personal property ordinarily defined and classified as "junk" kept, stored, located, situated or piled in public view and not screened from public view by a fence. Thomas & Nancy Turk December 9, 2003 Page 2 Butte County Code Chapter 24 Section 24-305.451 - Violator. An adult owner, tenant, occupant, resident or other person having possession, control or any other ownership interest in or the right of access to the premises, who is suspected or alleged to have violated or to be in violation of any Butte County Code provisions of the Chapters specified in Butte County Code Section 24-305.451. In order to bring the property into compliance with the Butte County Code and avoid further enforcement actions, you are hereby requested to take the following abatement or correction action: 1. Remove all inoperable/junk vehicles from the property. This is your final warning. Unless you contact this office and make the proper arrangements to correct or abate the violation(s) voluntarily, within ten10 days from the date of this letter, enforcement shall be pursued through the issuance of a citation (ordering you to appear in court) for said violation(s) and for failing to comply with this warning letter. Upon conviction of said violation(s) or of failing to comply with this letter, the court shall impose penalties (fines) and a Notice of Violation shall be recorded in accordance with Butte County Code Section 41-7. The Notice of Violation will include a description of the premises the violation concerns, a description of the violation, the date of your convictions and the action necessary to correct or abate the violation(s). Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at the address or telephone number listed above. Since/r�ely, Nicholas Hoekstra Code Enforcement Officer NH: pa cc: Department of Development Services, Code Enforcement PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL 1 I am a citizen of the United States and employed in the County of Butte;1 2 am, and was at the time of the service hereinafter mentioned, over the age of 3 eighteen years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 4 Department of Development Services, Building Division, 7 County Center 5 Drive, Oroville, California 95965. 1 am readily familiar with the County's 6 practice for collection and processing of correspondence/documents for 7 mailing with the United States Postal Service and that said 8 correspondence/documents are deposited with the United States Postal 9 Service in the ordinary course of business on the same day. 10 On December 9, 2003, 1 served the foregoing 10 Day Notice on the 11 12 person(s) named below by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed envelope, 13 with first class postage thereon fully paid, addressed as indicated below, and by placing said envelope. 14 15 16 In the appropriate place within the Department of Development 17 Services where mail is collected for mailing with the United 18 States Postal Services on the same day. X In the United States Postal Service Mail in Oroville, California. 19 20 Thomas & Nancy Turk P. O. Box 5116 21 Oroville, CA .95966 22 23 1 declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of 24 California that the foregoing is true and correct and that this declaration was �5 executed on December 9, 2003 at Oroville, California. 26 27 Paula Atterberry 28 Plan Application Assistant 11 w .4.- _-Q. Butte County Department ofDevelopment Services ADMINISTRATION • BUILDING' GIS • PLANNING 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 538.7541 Telephone (530) 538-2140 Facsimile November 4, 2003 Thomas & Nancy Turk P. O. Box 5116 Oroville, CA 95966 RE: Butte County Code Violation 1207 Rice Ave., Richvale AP#029-144-007 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Turk: The Butte County Department of Development Services, Code Enforcement section has determined by inspection and research that there are currently code violations present on your property at the above - referenced location. Specifically, the violations include the keeping of inoperable vehicles in public view. This is an advisory notice that these uses are in violation of the Butte County Code, as follows: Butte County Code Chapter 24 Section 24-95 - The AR (Agricultural -Residential) zone does not "specifically authorize" large accumulations of junk. The storing of more than 100 square feet of "junk" on a parcel is one of the items used to determine that a "junkyard" condition exists. A "junkyard" is not an allowed use in the AR zone without a Use Permit. "Automobiles and other vehicles, dismantled, in whole or in part" are considered to be "junk." Chapter 11, Section 11-4 forbids people, whether at a licensed junkyard location or not, from storing junk in public view. The determination that these violations exist on the property is based on the following definitions in the Butte County Code: Butte County Code Chapter 24 Section 24-305.240 - Junk. Any worn-out and discarded material in general that may be turned to some use including, but not limited to, any old iron, wire, copper, tin, lead, rags, paper, bags, lumber, empty bottles, bones, parts of bicycles, tricycles, baby carriages, automobiles, and other vehicles, dismantled, in whole or in part, kept, stored, located, situated or piled in public view, and all other similar personal property ordinarily defined and classified as "junk" kept, stored, located, situated or piled in public view and not screened from public view by a fence. Thomas & Nancy Turk November 4, 2003 Page 2 Butte County Code Chapter 24 Section 24-305.451 - Violator. An adult owner, tenant, occupant, resident or other person having possession, control or any other ownership interest in or the right of access to the premises, who is suspected or alleged to have violated or to be in violation of any Butte County Code provisions of the Chapters specified in Butte County Code Section 24-305.451. It is the County's goal to obtain voluntary compliance with the Butte County Code. However, you should be advised that Butte County has an active code enforcement program which provides an effective means of enforcement. If voluntary compliance with this notice is not accomplished by correction or abatement of the violation(s), enforcement may be pursued through the issuance of a citation to - appear in the Butte County Municipal Court. Upon conviction, violators may be fined and a Notice of Violation may be recorded which will include a description of the action necessary to abate the violation. In order to bring the property into compliance with the Butte County Code and avoid further enforcement actions, you are hereby requested to take the following abatement or correction action: Remove all inoperable/junk vehicles from the property. You have thirty 30 days to voluntarily comply with the above directions or to present an acceptable plan for abatement or corrective actions. Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at the address or telephone number listed above. Sincerely, Nicholas Hoekstra Code Enforcement Officer NH: pa cc: Department of Development Services, Code Enforcement