To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Summarily approve Nuisance Abatement Assessment on Property Located at 46280 State Hwy 36, Dinsmore
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Summarily approve the proposed Nuisance Abatement Assessment on the property located at 46280 State Hwy 36, Dinsmore, CA (APN 208-341-024), which is in violation of Humboldt County Codes in the amount of $332,125.75 in accordance with Title III, Division 5, Chapter 1, section 351-21 Summary Approval of Proposed Assessments.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Property Owner
DISCUSSION:
The Board is being asked to summarily approve the proposed Nuisance Abatement Assessment against a property owned by Bobby and Virginia Marks located at 46280 State Hwy 36, Dinsmore (APN 208-341-024).
The recent case history began in November of 2018 when Humboldt County Planning & Building's Code Enforcement Unit responded to a series of complaints on the subject property. A joint inspection was conducted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Regional Water Board. In December 2018, the property was inspected in the presence of the owner, Mr. Marks. Upon inspection, the 6.25-acre property was found to have well over 200 junk vehicles, recreational vehicles, travel trailers and boats. The property was also observed to have solid waste, appliances, car parts, and scrap metal and suspected hazardous materials, Attachment A, Inspection Photos.
In March of 2019, an additional complaint was received from the California Environmental Protection Agency regarding vehicles adjacent to the Van Duzen River and possible hazardous materials present on the site.
On April 2, 2019, a Notice to Abate Nuisance and a Notice of Violation and Proposed Administrative Civil Penalty was posted on the property for violation of Humboldt County Code (HCC) section 371-2 Maintaining a Junkyard,...
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