HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.03.21 Board Correspondence - FW_ Public Comment for Butte County Board of Supervisors and Code Enforcement_ RE Concow _Hipcamp_
From:Snyder, Ashley
To:BOS
Cc:Daneluk, Paula;Jellison, Chris
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Public Comment for Butte County Board of Supervisors and Code Enforcement: RE
Concow "Hipcamp"
Date:Thursday, June 3, 2021 8:23:58 AM
Morning,
Please see the below correspondence and attachments.
Take care,
Ashley N. Snyder
Assistant Clerk of the Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3307 | F: 530.538.7120
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From: Kristin Henderson <hendersonkristin@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 5:40 PM
To: Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Snyder, Ashley <ansnyder@buttecounty.net>;
Dunsmoor, Cindi <CDunsmoor@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Public Comment for Butte County Board of Supervisors and Code Enforcement: RE Concow
"Hipcamp"
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Dear County Administrator,
Please forward this email with attachments to each Supervisor who is on the Board of Butte
County AND Butte County Code Enforcement:
I am a frequenter of Chico, CA although I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I signed up for five
days of a Hipcamp (the equivalent of Airbnb but on private land camping) that included the
Memorial Day weekend. The camp is called "Concow Camp" and it is six miles in on Concow
Road north of HWY 70. The camp contains 80 acres of forested land that borders a private
creek and a state (?) reservoir. It is on the edge of the massive burn of two years ago. The road
from Hwy 70 to the camp turnoff is slim, two-lane, and windy.
In the camp there are about six+ acres (out of 80 owned by the property) where the up to 99
(see attached) campers are allowed to pick unmarked "dispersed" sites that have no
definition. The roads in the camp are unpaved and loop or terminate. The road into the camp
is one lane. People camp with massive RVs down to little cars and tents. When I was there the
place was completely full of people with only one working manager and I wonder what would
happen to the campers if they had to be evacuated out of the camp, and, also what would
happen to Concow residents further north down the one little county road if there was an
evacuation. PARTICULARLY A FIRE EVACUATION. Are there codes about camp's occupancy and
evacuation on such a small and remote road?
There are some pit toilets at Concow Camp, no showers at this time, and a few allegedly
potable water hoses about the property. It is on the edge of a good size body of water. But
how would everyone evacuation in case of a fire or other emergency?
Thank you for the consideration of this matter. Please see attached.
Sincerely,
Kristin Henderson
925 446 9747