It has become apparent that
many violators were taking
advantage of the lack of weekend
coverage. To date, we have
observed several businesses
operating outside their conditions
of approval and conducting
business in an unsafe manner. In
one situation, I observed several
patrons of a winery scramble to
their vehicles, which were parked
in a fire lane, as I drove onto the
property. We have also become a
force multiplier for the Special
Enforcement Team in that my
officers have observed everything
from illegal dumping to illegal
vending.
Mark Slocum (3)
Weekend Enforcement
I
n mid March, Officers in the 3
rd
District started working
weekends. We have focused our
enforcement activity in the Wine
Country and the Aguanga area
and have expanded beyond the
normal weekend parking
enforcement. We are handling
regular casework along with high
visibility patrol. It’s amazing how
many people are surprised and
glad to see us in their
neighborhoods during the
weekends. “Glad to see you and
you are welcome to come on my
property any time,” said Dorian
Linkogle from the Briar Rose
Winery.
Compliance in 3 Hours
Amendment Expedites Abatement
crates, cartons, containers,
packaging, wood, plastics, metal,
visqueen, paper, cardboard,
appliances, vehicle parts, tires,
discarded mattresses, equipment,
furniture, carcass of a dead
animal, ordinary household
garbage, discards, green waste
,
or other dangerous, nauseous or
offensive material of any kind.
Although Notices of Violation are
still necessary and required, the
time frames have been
significantly reduced to gain
compliance. This ordinance will
allow County officials the ability to
move quickly and abate these
violations.
Two communities that will be
positively affected by this change
are Pine Cove and Idyllwild.
These mountain communities
have recent drought conditions
that have resulted in tight water
conservation and a high fire
concern.
The Code Enforcement
Department for the Idyllwild /
Pine Cove areas can be reached
by telephone at 951-791-3600 or
fax to 951-791-3606. Complaints
can also be filed through the
Internet or general information
can be found at www.rctlma.org
.
Michael Sanders (3)
T
he Riverside County Board of
Supervisors recently
amended the ordinance (Ord.
541.5) that regulates the removal
of rubbish including green waste.
This ordinance was amended to
protect the health and welfare of
residents from possible fire
hazards, by expediting the
process in which flammable
material can be removed from
vacant parcels.
Rubbish is defined as, but is not
limited to, any items consisting of
trash, litter, garbage, waste, junk,
debris, discarded items, refuse,
construction, landscape or
demolition materials, cans,
bottles, barrels, bricks, boxes,
and supply them with a roll off
dumpster. Angelica Olivo,
Community Improvement
Specialist, arrived and assisted the
tenants with completing an
application. Supervisor Joe
Quinones from Burrtec was
driving by the property at the time
and arranged for a dumpster to
be delivered within 20 minutes.
Neighbors and friends came out
to help the tenant load all the
trash into the dumpsters. The
removal of approximately 3.5 tons
O
n an April afternoon,
Supervisor Ken King and I
arrived at a property in Rubidoux.
There was over 800 cubic feet of
accumulated rubbish sitting
outside the front gate. We made
contact with the tenant and we
were able to get voluntary
compliance in three hours. The
house was in foreclosure and the
tenants needed to vacate the
house by the next week.
We were able to offer the tenant
an application for the CDBG funds
of trash that consisted of
furniture, crates, car seats,
household trash, and other
miscellaneous items was
removed in three hours.
Although it does not always
happen, it was nice to see
everyone come together and
make a positive impact in the
community in such a short time.
Gladys Sanchez (2)
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Large scale illegal vending
Officer caught suspects in the midst
of dumping a mobile home
About 3.5 tons removed
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