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Butte County Department ofDevelopment Services
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Oroville, CA 95965
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June 10, 2004
Willard D. Harrington
P.O. Box 1245
Magalia, CA 95954
RE: Butte County Code Violation
6238 Brevard Circle
AP# -064-270-039 -"
Dear Mr. Harrington:
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.
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 24-130 - The RT1A (Residential -Mobile Home)
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 RT1A 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.
Willard D. Harrington
AP# 064-270-039
June 10, 2004
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• 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 inviolation 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:
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.
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,
4 V
Gary Brown
Lead Code Enforcement Officer
cc: Department of Development Services, Code Enforcement