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Lake County upholds nuisance abatement for Edgewater Drive vacant lot
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors upheld a notice of nuisance ordering removal of stored items and makeshift structures from a vacant lot on Edgewater Drive (APN 043433-09). Staff said the lot is in tax default and recommended abatement; the motion passed 4–0–1.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors on a routine hearing upheld a notice of nuisance ordering removal of stored materials and an improvised chicken coop from a vacant lot at 10674 Edgewater Drive in Kelseyville.
The action came after Code Enforcement Manager Marcus Beltramo summarized field inspections showing a vacant, unimproved parcel in the Riviera area with wood, concrete, stone and a makeshift chicken coop stored on the land. "Staff recommends the Board of Supervisors uphold the notice of nuisance in order to abate," Beltramo said, citing violations of Chapter 21 of the Lake County Zoning Ordinance.
Beltramo told the board the parcel has been in tax default since June 2020 and may be subject to a tax-lien sale, a factor staff uses when assessing whether a responsible party is available to correct violations. Supervisors asked staff to coordinate with a future purchaser if the property transfers at auction; Maria Turner, Community Development Director, said staff would seek to encourage voluntary cleanup by any new owner.
A supervisor moved to uphold the notice of nuisance and instruct staff to proceed with abatement. The board recorded four votes in favor, no votes opposed and one abstention; the motion passed.
The board did not set a separate staged timeline at the hearing beyond directing staff to carry out standard abatement procedures. County staff said legal counsel or the tax collector could advise on recovery of abatement costs if a tax-lien sale extinguishes existing liens.
