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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05131997 - C61 9 C. 61, C.62, and C.63 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 13, 1997, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, and DeSaulnier NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Correspondence C.61 LETTER, dated April 29, 1997, from Aurora and Lani Firkins, 220 Bolla Avenue, Alamo, CA 94507, alleging violations of County ordinances and land use permits on property owned by the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo. *****REFERRED TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND COUNTY COUNSEL C.62 Deleted C.63 LETTER, dated May 2, 1997, from Virginia Crum-Ross, Chairperson of the Board, Crockett Community Foundation, P.O. Box 155, Crockett, CA 94525,transmitting Resolution No. 97-1, adopted by the Board of Directors, requesting the allocation of property taxes from the Crockett Cogeneration Plant to County Service Area P-1/R-1 Advisory Committee, the Crockett Library, the Crockett-Valona Sanitary District, and the Crockett Recreation Association for specified uses of benefit to Crockett. *****REFERRED TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the above recommendations as noted (*****) are APPROVED. c.c. Correspondents (2) Community Development Director f hereby certify that this is a true and emect copyof an action taken and entered on the minutes of"the County Counsel Board of supe ora on the date 00IM'enp. 11 County Administrator ATIEGI .Li.L9, PHIL BATCHEWK GMk oto �.�• cy�G01RI�P� �/ �� Aurora 4-ani Firkins 220'Bolla Avenue ff Alamo,CA 94507 VED(510) 820-1649Apri129, 1997 [CILEIRKONARpOF SUPERVISORS TRA COSTA CO. Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Mark DeSaulnier,Chairman 651 Pine Street,Rooke 106 Martinez,CA 94553 County Administrator Phil Batchelor 651 Pine Street, 11th Floor Martinez,CA 94553 Community Development Department Zoning Administrator Harvey Bragden 651 Pine Street,4th Floor,North Vying Martinez,CA 94553 Greetings: The purpose of this letter is to alert you to several violations of County Ordinances and Land Use Permits,and to request a rescindment to an existing Land Use Permit and 'severely restrict the property owners from future violations. The property in question is located between 220 and 240 Bolla Avenue in Alamo. It is Parcel#193-170-061. The property is owned by Round Hill Country,Club. In 1958 and 1959 Round Hill was granted two Land Use Permits, #235-58 and#409-59. The usage reason was: "Establish a Country Club with 18 hole golf course;clubhouse,,swimming pool,tennis courts,pro-shop and maintain facilities necessary to operate a club." . When the permit(s)were granted it was determined that it would not negatively influence the area.That was 38 years ago! Since then environmental restrictions have been implemented in all aspects of property ownership but somehow Round Hill has escaped this "time warp"and created a huge disposal site at the expense of their immediate neighbors and the community in general. Since 1993 repeated attempts to resolve the problem,written and verbal,have either been ignored or answered with polite arrogance and false promises. In 1993 we complained to the Code Enforcement department but no action was taken. Our latest attempt to enlist Round Hill's cooperation was a letter to the Chairman of the Executive Committee on March 19, 1997. See the attached. This letter requested an answer by the end of March. One month later we received a letter stating they were looldng into a solution but would requite more time to gain a complete understanding of the problem. Well . .our patience is at an end. 'r -2` Following are the ordinances violated by Round Hill Country Club: 4118-4,008 Permit Required No person shall establish or maintain a refuse disposal site in this County without first obtaining and holding a valid unrevoked permit therefore,as provided in this chapter. 470-4.004 Residential Property Nuisance No person owning, leasing, renting,occupying or having charge or possession of residential real property shall maintain or allow t he maintenance of such property in such a manner that any of the following conditions exist thereon visible from a public street: (This section has 6 conditions.Items (5) and(6) meet the violations to the code.) (5) Construction and wood debris, including cuttings,for an unreasonable period of time. (In this case its been about 7 years) (6) Weeds over eighteen inches in height. 84-12.404 Uses - Requiring Land Use Permit In the l-15 district the following uses are permitted on the issuance of a land use permit: All the uses designed for the R-6 district in Section 84-4.404. None of the uses listed is a refuse disposal site 88-4.402 (Junkyard) Permit Required No person shall establish or maintain a junkyard in this county without first obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter. A junkyard is defined in 88-4.206 : " . any property used (whether or not for profit or gain)for(1)etc.,etc., etc,or(2)the storage or salvage of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery, scrap metal, or other scrap materials, including salvaged building materials." In addition we would request the Board of Supervisors initiate the enforcement of County Code Ordinance 88-4.2208 Nuisance - Abatement: "Any violation of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance. The district attorney, when directed by the board ofsupervisors,shall commence the action or proceedings necessary and convenient to abate the nuisance." Also the unlawful property use perpetrated by Round Hill qualifies as a"Nuisance"under California Civil Code 3479: "Anything which is injurious to health,including,but not limited to,the illegal sale of controlled substances,or is indecent or offensive to the senses,or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully abstracts the free passage or use, in the customary manner, etc. , etc., . . 1s a nuisance." _3_ We Have three requests: (1) All County Code Ordinances violated by Round Hill be enforced. (2) Round Hill be fined appropriately for their repeated offenses. (3) The existing Land Use Permit be rescinded and any new permits be subject to the approval of the community. Your prompt attention to these requests will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, urora and Lani Firkins Attachment cc: Georgia and dames Baker Melba and Frank Bolla Hal Collard Anna and Bob Derr Suzanne and Bob Gregory Tom Jacobs Doug and Nancy Tengler Aurora/I ani Firkins 220 Bolla Avenue Alamo,CA 945.07 (510) 520-1649 March 19, 1997 David Waitrovich Chairman of the Executive Committee 10 Meadow Grove Court Alamo,CA 94507 Dear David: Since we moved to our Alamo residence in 1988,the Round Hill property located between 220 and 240 Bolla Avenue has been a progressively worsening disgrace to the neighborhood. We and our neighbors have complained to the President,Tom Murphy, as well as various ground employees . . all to no avail. Our only mistake has been to let so much time pass before we made another attempt to rid our neighborhood of this unsightly mess. The mess consists of debris,trash and a "mountain"of dirt so high it can be seen for several blocks. The property is so unkempt and trashy that people consider it a dump site,leaving bottles, cans and even old tires in front of the gate(the gate,an old chain link,is also a disgrace). Verbal promises were made by Tom Murphy and other employees to clean up the lot upon the completion of the Club's construction. Obviously these promises were either forgotten or made only to pacify. We want,very much,to resolve this problem in a mutually satisfying manner. Could you please look into this matter and respond to us by the end of this month.If we are not contacted we will be forced to take other appropriate actions to rid ourselves of this neighborhood nuisance. Sincerely yours, L/ Aurora and Tani Firkins cc: Harold Collard, Doug and Nancy Tengler, Suzanne and Robert Gregory, Melba and Frank Bolla,Janet Beebe