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HomeMy WebLinkAbout029-144-055is April 27, 2005 Butte County Department ofDevelopment Services www.buttecounty.net/dds 7 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 538-7601 Telephone (530) 538.7785 Facsimile Ronald Visconte SS P.O. Box 155 Richvale, CA 95974 RE: Butte County Code Violation 1213 Rice Avenue, Richvale AP# 029-144-055 Dear Ronald Visconte SS; 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: 1. The accumulation of junk in public view. 2. The keeping of inoperable vehicles in public view. Occupying a structure without a functioning disposal system. This is an advisory notice that these uses are in violation of the Butte County Code, as follows: • Butte County Code, Chapter 24, Section 24-65 - Applicability of zoning regulations. All uses of land within a zoned district not specifically authorized or permitted by regulations are prohibited. 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. • Butte County Code, Chapter 19, Section 19-3 - Sanitary Sewage Disposal System Required. Ronald Visconte SS AN 029-144-005 April 25, 2005 Page 2 It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, occupy or use any building not provided with a sewage disposal system which disposes or sewage in a sanitary manner. 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 personalproperty ordinarily defined and classified as ' junk" kept, stored, located, situated or piled in public view and not screened from public view by a fence. • Butte County Code, Chapter 19 - Sewage Disposal. Sewage, as used in this Chapter, includes any and all waste substances, liquid or solid, associated with human habitation; this includes what is commonly referred to as gray water. It is unlawful for any person to maintain, occupy or use any building not provided with a sewage disposal system which disposes of sewage in a sanitary manner. Chapter 19 requires that prior to any dwelling or building being constructed or occupied, that plans for the means of sewage disposal be submitted to the health officer for his or her approval and that a permit be obtained for any required sewage disposal work. The Building Division requires that any dwelling, building or structure that requires a building permit, whether or not it would utilize a sewage disposal system, must first receive a clearance from the Division of Environmental Health. The clearance by the Division of Environmental Health will verify, before construction, that a proper sewage system can be established or that the construction will not interfere with an existing sewage disposal system or that the construction will not take place in an area that has been designated as a replacement leach field. It is unlawful to construct, maintain or use any sewage disposal system which results in sewage overflowing any lands or into any body of water or to allow the sewage to be accessible to rodents, insects or humans. Not only is a permit required for the original system, but any extensive alteration, repair, relocation addition or replacement shall also require permits, inspections and approvals from the Division of Environmental Health. • 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 ,9 . . Ronald Visconte SS AN 029-144-005 April 25, 2005 Page 3 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: 1. Remove all "junk" in accordance with the Butte County Code, Chapter 24, Section 24- 305.240. 2. Remove all inoperable/junk vehicles from the property. 3. Submit plans of the proposed means of sewage system repair and or disposal to the health officer and obtain a permit from the health officer. 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, I Nick Hoekstra Code Enforcement Officer NH.:glb cc: Department of Development Services, Code Enforcement