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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson o tra
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DATE: December 6, 1983 Cougy
SUBJECT: CONCERN REGARDING POSSIBLE ORDINANCE CODE VIOLATIONS
ON BETHEL ISLAND
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Background: I received the attached correspondence from Howard Holmes
of Bethel Island expressing concern regarding possible ordinance code
violations in the Bethel Island community.
Recommended Action: I recommend that the attached letter be referred
to County Planning Department for staff follow-up and full enforcement
on any violations of our codes.
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Attachment
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: � YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
In. addition to the above recommendation, at the request of Supervisor Torlakson, the
Board also referred the above to the Building Inspection Department and the Public Works.
Director (Environmental Control ) .
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Director of Plannl na ATTESTED
Building Inspection J.R. OLSSON. COUNTY CLERK
Public Works Director (Environ. Control) AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE1� RD
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Dear l;uporvi ;or Toa ]_ak on:
This wi.l i. c:onJ'4a o,1 conve; :cation vaith reg>pE c t to our concerns over
the Ifo2.1a,',irv, act.ivi.ties ori r,cthel. Island .
THE E`-`1ABL,r '>!{1'C; T OF A NiCI}3iI E' H!Ji�iE 'ARK A7' U.J, 'S L.Ai'�I?ING
• F U1?P,ERLY fiOYDS HARB"FR , AND THE RUSTY PORTHOLE RESTAURANT.
D .J . ' s Landing, now has 12. to 15 trailers of various sizes-
including a 10' x 50 ' mobile home. Five or six- of these
are occupied on a permanent basis . Electrical service is
provided by means -of extension cords. Most of them are
not connected to the sever. Those which are connected have
probably been connected without benefit of proper' permits.
The Health Department has responded and confirmed that
sewage is being,', dumped under the trailers . Tile trailers
a.r. e jammed so erose together that it would be impossible
to :fight a fire on sor.ie of th-ern, �,;hich -would .result in
multiple losses should a fire occur. .
A11 of the above has been done without the benefit of any
proper perm.J's - Land Use , Sewer, Electrical or Building.
regiaes-� that action be taken to shut down this operation
and to have all the trailers removed from the property.
THE ESTABLIS11K, 1+`t Qi' r""; Fv;QF�I.LE FiC:�1, i'ARF{ A� DE,, RESORT .
Delta. Resort has established a mobile home park under the
E ui se of a recre�Itional vehicle park. I an, under the im-
pression that the, Land Use permit was "grandfathered" and
that many conditions w ere imposed . I . bel i eve that many of
the conditions of the permit are being violated . The owner
has admitted in a public meeting that the trailers are
Permanently occupied . He has LLIso admitted that the taxpayers
are financing the operation :in that he is several thousand dollars 155
cont. . . . . .
N0,ATH WILLOW NC.A.D (PIPE-F; P, O. r.,Qx i3tiTHEI. ISLAND, CALIFORNIA 94511 141V 6g4-."14
S Upervis or Tom T orlaks on "
November 23, 1983
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delinquent in the payment of taxes and fees .
I request that representatives of all the County agencies
involved with this operation meet with a Citizen's Committee
to determine the- extent of the violations. If violations
are substantiated , then I request that the Land Use permit
be revoked since the permit is conditional upon establishing
proper permitted use . (See attachment)
THE CONTINUED VIOLATIONS ON THE PART OF MAJOR BUSINESS AND
MANY CITIZENS TO AVOID CONNECTIONS TO THE SEWER AND THE
PAYMENT OF PROPER FEES .
Thousands of dollars in permits and fees have been lost to
the Sanitation District as the result of dilatory action on
the part of the District Staff and Advisory Committee. Law
abiding citizens of the district; many of whom are on fixed
incomes , are therefore subsidizing a number of major businesses
and other citizens who are cheating the system.
I request that immediate action be taken to enforce connections
to the system and to collect all back fees and service charges
due since the system became operative.
I am writing this as a private citizen, and the views expressed here
are my own. However, if all the above violations are not corrected ,
I intend t.p involve the Bethel Island Municipal. Improvement District
in the formation of a citizens committee to take whatever action
s.eems appropriate to stop the "rape" of this community .by a few
opportunistic business men.
Sincerely,
Howard Holmes
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Attachment
cc : Planning Depts. (Carl Wandry and Tony Bruno)
Building Inspection (Bob Guise)
Public Works (Dave Jewett)'
Dept. of Health (Craig Smith)
Bethel Island Municipal Improvement District
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Supervisor Tom Torlakson
.Motirember 23, 1983
At#Lchment
THIS TYPE OF AD IS RUNNING CONTINUALLY' IN THE LOCAL
BETHEL ISLAND BEACON . THE PEOPLE LIVING IN SOME- OF
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THESE HAVE THEIR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS -
WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES THEY ARE NOT R.V. VEHICLES - BUT
PERMANENT RESIDENTS .
2 241 trailers 1 11:- $50t3 per �
mo., 1 $250 ger
deposit. 1 - 27'. $310 per
$100 deposit. Located at Deltas
Resort. 684-2122
2 bedroom Mobile_Home,in adult
park, $525 per ntii.""lst'ik. la-SA#
$200 deposit.`C&l beitai Resort,
-2122
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52' Mobile, 2 bedroom, 400;
100 deposit:`-Awailabie poral..: e
Fi4s2ts Resort; 684`212 �188�j
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