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From: VANCOURT/HETSER [vancourt7027@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 5:07 PM
To: Wahl, Larry; Connelly, Bill; Kirk, Maureen; BOS District 4; Yamaguchi, Kim
Subject: rezoning for house concerts
Dear Butte County Supervisors,
Please do not rezone to allow for house concerts. There are commercial venues for
concerts. Residential areas are not the appropriate place.
Sincerely,
7.Heiser
Chico
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November 22, 201]
Dear Dan Breedon, AICP, Principal Planner and Butte County Supervisors,
received the draft wording for `Temporary Uses Requiring Minor Use Permits' for the current Draft Zoning
Ordinance. Understanding that there are many types of homes and property in Butte County I am compelled to write again
with the concerns of public events where money is exchanged on private dead end dirt roads and the ensuing potential fire
hazard dangers, various Lability, trespassing, property value and infringement of peace of mind. The wording in this section
does not address the public use of private and/or dead end roads. Crown Paint Road is a steep 1.5 mile winding road that
leads to our road (Blackberry Rd); both are privately owned and maintained by a Raad Association, not the county. l am
concerned of the liability posed to the Raad Association members should any attendee a# the Birdhouse Public events have an
accident due to drinking, smoking or driving too fast.
1 am directly speaking about David and Kerry Eldridge of the Birdhouse and their desire to host numerous publicized events in
a neighborhood on a private dead end road shared by 11 additional property owners. Numerous other members of the Road
Association who do not live on our road, but see the damage of increased traffic also oppose the use of the private road for
public events. This ordinance could potentially cause over 1,000 additional trips annually on our dirt road.
am imploring you to continue to evaluate the various rural properties, private roads, dirt roads, fire fighter access, emergency
exits and the rights of neighbors living on privately maintained road issues related to this draft Temporary Uses Requiring
Minor Use Permits clause. The Eldridge's have been unwilling to meet with the neighbors; this has created tremendous stress
for us who purchased our homes well before they opened their house as a public venue. House concerts are not house parties;
they are business ventures with public advertising where money is collected by each attendee whether it is upfront or by
donation.
The public that attends the BH concert speed with no concept or respect for the rural community, country road driving or the
integrity of the neighborhood. l imagine there are other rural areas with privately maintained dirt roads like ours in Forest
Ranch and we are not unique to this battle. Please consider exempting private -not county maintained roads from the
ordinance.
Originally, the Edridge's communicated they would hold 3-4 small house concerts per year, but they continued to grow. That
they may now say they will~anly hold a few small concerts does not guarantee the neighbors any solace or peace of mind as it
relates to publicly advertised events. This ordinance would allow for them to promote the maximum at any time they chose.
1 have a few questions: ,
i. The ordinance states: Private gatherings of 50 or fewer gues#s held b or fewer times per year are not considered house
concerts. Does this mean it is illegal to ask attendees for a donation to pay the musicians?
2. if the current ordinance still aLov~for people to have house concerts, why change it?
3. How are the neighbors to ensure the waste water evaluations occur?
4. Would it be mandatory for each concert?
5. Will the county employees involved with checking the waste water system of all county held concerts be paid by tax
payers or the expense of the permittee?
6. In the past the Eldridge's admitted via Facebook that they let too many people into the concert. How are we to know
if they exceed 75 visitors again?
7. Who pays for checking up for compliance?
8. Is the county willing to assume responsibility of private roads and the liability of public access? In the past the county
refused because our particular road is too steep and there are no guard rails.
9. Is advertising on Facebook, a social media network considered private advertising?
1 greatly appreciate your forsight in this matter regarding private road rights and property owner's conflicts.
Luisa, Garza
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Resident of B[a berry R ' '
Foresf Ranch CA
530-891-3534
trelulu@gmail.com