HomeMy WebLinkAbout079-370-018PLANNING CODE VIOLATION
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March 27, 2003
Mr. Michael R. Hagerty
1426 Berkeley Way # A
Berkeley CA 94702-1520
RE: Butte County Code Violation
Oro Bangor Hwy., Oroville CA 95965
AP#'036-230-018
Dear Mr. Hagerty:
6,attv Co
L A N D O F NATURAL WEALTH A N D B E A U T Y
PLANNING DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
7 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE - OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3397
TELEPHONE: (530) 538-7601
FAX: (530) 538-7785
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 accumulation of junk in public view.
2. The accumulation of garbage for more than seven (7) days in public view
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 -5 (Agricultural Residential Five acre
minimum) 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 -5 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 31, Section 31-50 - The owner or tenant of any premises, business
establishment or industry shall be responsible for the satisfactory removal of solid waste accumulated
on said premises. To prevent propagation, harborage or attraction of flies, rodents or other vectors
and the creation of a nuisance, solid waste, excepting non-flammable inert material, shall not be
allowed to remain on the premises for more than seven (7) days.
Non-flammable inert materials stored on a premises shall not be allowed to become either a
harborage for rodents, insects or other vectors, nor a public nuisance. Such inert non-flammable
materials which are not properly stored shall not be allowed to remain on a premises for more than
thirty (30) days.