Yuba County board hears year‑end code enforcement report and confirms $39,089 abatement lien for Manzanita Lane property

YUBA COUNTY — The Yuba County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 25 received a detailed year‑end report from Code Enforcement and approved a cost accounting hearing that places $39,089.82 in administrative and abatement costs as a special assessment and lien on property at 9180–9182 Manzanita Lane in Oregon House.

Jeremy Strang, deputy director of Code Enforcement, told the board that staff opened 540 new cases and closed 493 during 2024, leaving an active caseload of roughly 426 cases as of early February. He highlighted the division’s cleanup crew and partnerships with the sheriff’s METU team, noting the hand crew removed about 412,000 pounds of debris and more than 700 tires last year.

Strang said the department completed 70 abatements in 2024 — 63 through voluntary compliance or stipulation agreements and seven by county‑led action — and posted 52 buildings unsafe to occupy, six of which required tenant relocation assistance. He described other enforcement work: nearly 293 public‑nuisance vehicles identified (157 towed), sign‑and‑parking enforcement pilots in commercial corridors, and coordination with Measure K and Yuba Water Agency funds to cover cleanup equipment and contractor costs.

At the afternoon cost accounting hearing, Anthony Centillion of Code Enforcement presented a summary abatement case for a property that had been the subject of long‑running complaints. Staff said a fire in April 2024 and deteriorated, hazardous conditions led to a summary abatement beginning May 30, 2024; crews removed a burned secondary unit, about 20 vehicles (including camper trailers), and subsequently demolished the main residence on June 19, 2024 because it posed an imminent public‑safety risk. Centillion recommended the total administrative and abatement costs — $39,089.82 — be placed on the property tax roll and recorded as an abatement lien.

Supervisors discussed the timeline and outreach to the listed trustee, who staff said had been in regular communication but was unable to attend because of serious illness. The board voted in favor of the staff recommendation in a roll‑call vote, and the lien will be processed as described by staff.

Strang emphasized the department’s increased capacity in 2024 after staffing and equipment investments and asked supervisors to consider continued funding for sustained progress. The presentation included before‑and‑after photos of multiple large abatements and examples of stipulation agreements that led to property rehabilitation.

The county administrator and code‑enforcement staff said they will continue outreach efforts to prevent recurrence and to coordinate with community cleanup partners and mobile‑unit service efforts.

The board adjourned after the hearing.