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a. Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Landscape Maintenance Agreement between the County of Monterey and Andrew Gerard Tope for ongoing landscape maintenance within the County right-of-way.
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to submit the executed Agreement to the Recorder for filing.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to:
a. Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Landscape Maintenance Agreement (“Agreement”) between the County of Monterey and Andrew Gerard Tope for ongoing landscape maintenance within the County right-of-way.
b. Direct the Clerk of the Board to submit the executed Agreement to the Recorder for filing.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On November 15, 2022, Housing and Community Development (HCD) received a code violation complaint from the public indicating the property owner of Assessor’s Parcel Number 139-021-001-000 for grading within the floodway and removal of vegetation without permits, including unpermitted use of the property by conducting business as a tree service company.
On December 20, 2022, HCD issued an administrative citation to the property owner following an inspection conducted on December 9, 2022. The citation outlined several on-site County code violations for grading on slopes of greater than 25% (Monterey County Code (MCC) section 14.04.020), having a trailer connected to unpermitted utilities (MCC section 18.01.090), storage of landscaping supplies (MCC section 18.00.020), construction of structures without permits for green houses over 240 square feet (MCC sections 18.01.090, 21.44.A), accessory structures (MCC section 18.01.090), fences over 6-feet, placement of materials and containers (MCC section 18.00.020), water and septic tanks and electrical added to accessory structures (MCC section 21.44.A). Additionally, the citation included off-site installation of trees and a secondary access driveway on River Road within public right of way (14.04.020).
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