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Butte County Department - of Development Services
ADMINISTRATION * BUILDING * GIS * PLANNING
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 538.7541 Telephone
(530) 538.2140 Facsimile
October 20, 2003
Jesse and Rebecca Rigby
PO Box 142
Clipper Mills, CA. 95930-0142
RE: Butte County Code Violation
Address:_ 12393 Bean Clipper Rd., Clipper Mills, CA.
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Dear Jesse and Rebecca Rigby:
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:
Unauthorized camping or otherwise occupying a recreational vehicle.
This is an advisory notice that these uses are in violation of the Butte County Code, as follows:
Butte County Code, Chapter 24, Section 24-260 (a) - Camping Limitations and Prohibitions. No person
shall place or park or allow the placing or parking of any trailer coach, recreational vehicles, tent trailer or
tent, or otherwise occupy or allow the occupancy of any parcel (as defined in Section 24-305.310) for the
purpose of camping (as defined in Section 24-305.095) on public or private property within the County
for a period in excess of 9 days in any one calendar year, except in an outdoor recreational facility,
campground, recreational vehicle park, or hunting/fishing camp, lawfully established and maintained
pursuant to this Chapter.
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 24-305-095 - Camping. Occupying or maintaining for
occupancy any place for temporary living, sleeping or other human occupancy purposes. "Camping"
does not include: The parking or storage of an unoccupied and otherwise unused trailer coach, recreation
vehicle, or tent trailer on a privately owned parcel, as defined in Section 24-305.31; occupying a trailer
coach, or recreation vehicle, connected pursuant to county permit to permanent sewage disposal and water
supply systems; or occupying a trailer coach or a recreation vehicle for any accessory use allowed in the
applicable zoning district.
Jesse and Rebecca Rigby
October 20, 2003
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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:
Cease and desist camping activities on the property in accordance with the Butte County Code, Chapter
24, Section 24-260(a).
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,
Scot Johnson
Code Enforcement Officer
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