Memorandum
Date: September 26, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Community Development Department Director
by: Marcus Beltramo, Code Enforcement Manager
Subject: Consideration of Requested Hearing (Appeal) by Thomas Armitage for a Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate and Notice of Violation issued against 180 Schindler Street, Clearlake Oaks APN# 035-391-08; Property Owner: Thomas Armitage
Executive Summary:
Property Details:
Property Address: 180 Schindler St, Clearlake Oaks, CA
Assessor Parcel#: 035-391-08
Zoning District: "R1" Single Family Residential
Acres (estimated): 0.145
Property Owner: Thomas Armitage
Appellant: Thomas Armitage
Supervisorial District: 3 (Crandell)
County Witness(es):
Lead Code Officer: Christopher Colen, Code Enforcement Officer
Evidence:
Attachments: A - Request for Hearing - Thomas Armitage
B - LCC Hearing Procedures, Ch. 13, Section 13-7
C - Site Photos
D - Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate
On August 7, 2023, the Lake County Community Development Department received a written request from appellant Thomas Armitage (Appellant) for a hearing before the Board of Supervisors in response to a Notice of Nuisance and Order to Abate (NONOTA) dated, March 22, 2023 issued against the property located at 180 Schindler St, Clearlake Oaks (property). Appellant provided the following reason why the property should not be considered a public nuisance: (Attachment A):
"I feel I being singled out I do not think it is pubik (public) nuisance. There is no way you can see on to my property from the street. I put up a 6ft fence cleaned up the lot the only thing I have on it is my personal property and Code Enforcement is going out of it way to harass me a civilian vet."
Appellant's request for a hearing was not made within the statutory twenty-one (21) day period provided for by the Code. Initially, Appellant was premature in the submission of his request for a hear...
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