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C o u n t y o f B u t t e C o u n t y o f B u t t e C o u n t y o f B u t t e C o u n t y o f B u t t e
LAND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION LAND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION LAND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION LAND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
7 County Center Drive
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 538-7266
(FAX) 538-7171
J. Michael Crump , Director
Shawn H. O’Brien , Assistant Director
September 4, 2014
Jason and Meredith McCord
13461 Centerville Rd.
Chico, CA 95928
RE: Grading on APN 017-050-011; 5234 Coleman Rd., Chico
Dear Mr. and Mrs. McCord:
It has come to the attention of the Butte County Department of Public Works that grading is being performed on your
property located at 5234 Coleman Road. Please be aware that the County Grading Ordinance (Ch. 13 Butte County
Code) makes it unlawful to grade more than fifty (50) cubic yards of soil, including cut and/or fill, without either
being granted an exemption or being issued a permit prior to grading. We have no record of you or your agent
seeking a determination of exemption with the Butte County Department of Public Works. Further our inspector has
determined that the grading being performed on your property exceeds fifty (50) cubic yards. Enclosed is a copy of
the county grading permit application for your review and future compliance.
Because we have determined that the grading being performed on your property is in violation of the Butte County
Code it is therefore a statutory nuisance. You are hereby ordered to cease and desist from all grading activities. Other
county departments have been notified that a grading violation has occurred and a hold will be placed on current and
future permits until a grading permit or valid grading exemption is approved. Please take the necessary measures
within the next 14 days to address this violation. If this notice is received during the winter rainy season, you must
also provide a storm water stabilization plan to protect water quality and adjacent property owners from the
continuing nuisance conditions created by the grading activity.
If you are not exempt, Butte County requires sediment and erosion controls for all grading permits. The California
Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) also requires a construction storm water permit for activities
where clearing, grading, filling and excavation result in a land disturbance of one or more acres. You must provide
our office with a copy of the required State Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). You may contact the
Redding office of the CRWQCB at (530) 224-4845 for more information regarding state storm water permits.
If you have any questions, please contact this office at (530) 538-7266, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
Sincerely,
Mike Crump, P.E.
Director, Public Works Department
Eric Schroth, P.E., L.S.
Associate Civil Engineer
cc: Tom Fossum, Manager Land Development
encl.