HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-2008 NA
MINUTES
NUISANCE ABATEMENT HEARING
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
183 NORTH MAIN STREET .
LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
The regular Nuisance Abatement Hearing was called to order by Robin Chipman,
Code Enforcement Manager at 4:35 PM.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Robin Chipman.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: BOARD MEMBER: FAGAN
PRESENT: PLANNING MANAGER: WEINER
I I'
PRESENT: CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER: CHIPMAN
Also present were: Code Enforcement Officer Shawn Slater and Office
Specialist Joyce Teyler.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. The following Minutes were not approved. The following Minutes were
continued until next session.
A. Minutes for October 21, 2008
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Code Enforcement Manager Robin Chipman opened the Public Hearing at 4:36
P.M.
Agenda Item No
Page of
PAGE 2- NUISANCE ABATEMENT MINUTES -NOVEMBER 18, 2008
2. VACANT LOT AT ILLINOIS/PALM STREET. APN 375-041-024 LAKE
ELSINORE, CA
Code Enforcement Manager Chipman asked Officer Slater for a run down on the
property.
Code Enforcement Officer Slater indicated this was a partially developed parcel
along Palm Drive and Illinois Street. He stated the property owner had begun the
development of a structure, possibly a single family residence. He commented
that some time during the development of the property a fire brought it down
leaving only the foundation, walls and cement rubble. He indicated no visible
improvements have been made since that time. He stated no building permits
had been pulled in an attempt to rehab the property or to continue development.
He commented he received a complaint on approximately May 8, 2008 from an
adjacent property owner regarding trash and debris being illegally dumped. He
stated he conducted a site assessment on the May 13, 2008 at that time he had
noticed a lot of rubble and debris on adjacent properties including the one which
had burned down. He commented he issued the property owner a Notice of
Violation, received no response, mailed subsequent warning letters with no
response from those, mailed notices certified mail which were signed for and
received but again we received no response. He commented our office had not
been contacted either by telephone, email or otherwise. He stated based on the
condition of,the property and due to him having to respond as a component of
Code Enforcement on more than one occasion regarding nuisance issues
regarding trash and debris being dumped and graffiti, he requested the Board
declare the property a nuisance in order to remove the remains of the building
restoring the property to a clean, flat, vacant lot.
Board Member Fagan asked if the City was in a position now after they
restructured the complaint to pick up the rest of the rubble in the surrounding
area.
Code Enforcement Officer Slater indicated that was correct.
Code Enforcement Manager Chipman stated we continued this over from the last
hearing because they wanted to include the remainder of the fire damage instead
of just cleaning up the little bit of rubble on the lot across the street. He asked if
there had been any response from the owner of the property.
Code Enforcement Officer Slater stated there had been no response.
Code Enforcement Manager Chipman inquired if we ever had contact with the
property owner.
Agenda Item No
Page of
PAGE 3 - NUISANCE ABATEMENT MINUTES - NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Code Enforcement Officer Slater indicated not to his knowledge.
Code Enforcement Manager Chipman commented they all knew there was a
certain person involved on this project but he was not the owner of the property,
the owner was Archibald Umanah.
Code Enforcement Officer Slater said under the tax records it was Archibald
Umanah.
Board Member Fagan indicated he could not pronounce it.
Code Enforcement Manager Chipman stated he tried. He commented unless
Planning Manager Weiner had any comments he did not see any reason they
just did not declare the property a nuisance and get it cleaned up.
MOVED BY BOARD MEMBER FAGAN, SECONDED BY CODE
ENFORCEMENT MANAGER CHIPMAN AND CARRIED BY
UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT TO DECLARE THE
VACANT LOT AT ILLINOIS/PALM STREET, APN 375-041-024,
LAKE ELSINORE, CA, A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
3. Code. Enforcement Comments:
,
None,
Fill
4. Nuisance Abatement Board Comments:
Planning Manager Weiner gave his thanks to Code Enforcement for all
their hard work.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER CHIPMAN TO
ADJOURN THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT HEARING AT 4:40 P.M.
Board MW&er, Jack Fagan
Agenda Item No
Page of
PAGE 4 -NUISANCE ABATEMENT MINUTES -NOVEMBER 18, 2008
i
~I Respectfully Submitted,
Joyce M. Teyler
Office Specialist II
ATTEST:
Robin Chipman, Secretary to the Board
^I
i
Agenda Item No
Page of