Board conditions abatement timeline for Nancy Drive ‘Music Village’; owner pledges cleanup

The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to uphold a Notice of Nuisance in order to abate at 9685 Nancy Drive in Kelseyville and set a conditional timeline for self-abatement after a lengthy hearing focused on unpermitted structures, events and public-safety concerns.

Code Enforcement Manager Marcus Beltramo told the board the rural parcel off Bottle Rock had open complaints dating to 2019 for trash, unpermitted structures, an open fire pit and, in 2021, alleged illegal cannabis cultivation. Beltramo said inspectors documented a stage and electrical hook-ups, recreational vehicles and tents, multiple unpermitted structures and portable toilets, and that online listings for a "Music Village" event prompted the investigation. "These are violations of the Lake County Code," he said, and staff recommended upholding the notice and ordering abatement.

Property owner Victor Hall addressed the board, said he had substantially improved the parcel since purchase, described Music Village as a nonprofit program providing music instruction for children and said many structures were already being removed. Supervisors and staff, however, flagged public-safety incidents tied to the site in 2023–2025, including multiple 9-1-1 calls and reports of overdoses during unpermitted festivals. A supervisor said: "This property has to come into compliance, full stop, before anything else happens."

County counsel proposed motion language that would give the owner two weeks to remove imminent health-and-safety hazards (including unpermitted electrical) and two months from the hearing date to complete full self-abatement under the NO NOTA terms; if those conditions were not satisfied, staff would proceed with abatement and cost recovery. Hall initially mentioned an October timeline, then said he could complete cleanup by June; later he told the board he "can make it happen by June." Staff recommended a phased approach: remove trailers, porta-potties and electrical hazards within 30 days and phase removal of structures over a longer period. Supervisors expressed support for self-abatement but insisted on monitoring and clear deadlines.

The board adopted the conditional motion and instructed staff to monitor compliance; if the owner fails to meet the deadlines or show sufficient progress, county staff will proceed with abatement and the Board will uphold the NO NOTA.

Follow-up: staff will work with the property owner on a compliance plan with monitoring checkpoints; administrative fines will continue to accrue until violations are corrected, and fines may be attached as liens against the property.