To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter
SUBJECT:
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1:00 pm - Cost Recovery Hearing on Property Located at 6608 Third St., Fields Landing (APN 306-016-002)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Confirm the proposed Nuisance Abatement Assessment on the property located at 6608 Third St., Fields Landing (APN 306-016-002) in the amount of $49,318.74 in accordance with Section 351-20 titled Cost Recovery Hearing of Title III, Division 5, Chapter 2 of the Humboldt County Code.
2. Adopt the Resolution to confirm the proposed Nuisance Abatement Assessment against Lucas Bode pursuant to Humboldt County Code sections 351-1 et seq.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Property Owner
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors is being asked to confirm the proposed Nuisance Abatement Assessment against Lucas Bode involving a real property located at 6608 Third St., Fields Landing (APN 306-016-002) in the amount of $49,318.74. The property owner has appealed the Abatement Assessment. Humboldt County Code (HCC) section 351-20(a) states in part that "the Humboldt Board of Supervisors shall hear testimony and consider evidence concerning the validity of the proposed assessment and any other matters deemed pertinent."
Violations on the subject property date back to citizen complaints made in October 2020 regarding conditions upon the premises. The complaint alleged there were unpermitted alterations to the residence and that people were living in an unsafe building. There were additional complaints regarding the condition on the property including an accumulation of solid waste and junk vehicles. The Building Division made several attempts to contact the owner of the property, Lucas Bode, to conduct an inspection of the residence, however the property owner never responded. Based on an inspection conducted from the public street, it was determined that the state of disrepair o...
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