County Officer Pike Visits Neighborhood—$250 Fine Issued

We were greeted by an Officer of Riverside County today informing us of many violations in our neighborhood. He wanted to issue tickets by fining several homes for violations. We persuaded him to wait until we could write and distribute a newsletter. Like ourselves, we are assuming many of the people who live here are NOT aware of the ordinances or fines.

Violations sited by the County range in fines from $109 per hour for clean up, to $100-$250 and up to $500 each month until rectified. We were not aware of the county ordinances until today. Now, we think everyone should know about the violations Officer Pike brought to our attention. Here’s what he found in our neighborhood today:

1. Outside storage is NOT allowed at all. Please remove anything you have stored on the outsides of your home or you risk being fined. Not only will the County fine you, they will charge you $109 per hour if they have to remove it themselves. He found empty lots and several homes in violation.
   
   
2. Trailers parked and hooked up to the home as rental space is NOT allowed. We persuaded Officer Pike to give us a chance to communicate to our neighbors before he issues a violation ticket. This can be a fine up to $500 per month.
   
   
3. Trailers parked in yards “For Sale” are not allowed. He already issued a $250 ticket for a trailer parked on Paintbrush Trail. The house is vacant. If you know the owner, please communicate a second ticket is being issued.
   
   
4. Garbage of any sort is not allowed to accumulate outside the homes or in empty lots. He found violations today, and we asked him not to issue fines. Please clean up and remove any garbage you may have on the sides of your house. This fine begins at $109 per hour and can result in an additional fine of $250—$500.
   
   
5. Manufactured homes or coaches are prohibited and require a building permit to be used as a residence on any property in our neighborhood. Officer Pike said there’s suspicious activity here (he wouldn’t say where) and it’s currently under investigation.
   
   

If you are in violation of any of the above items, please address them properly and promptly or you risk being fined by the County of Riverside.

We were surprised to receive today’s news, and we really don’t want anyone to get fined for not following the County Ordinances.

If you have any questions or want to confirm the information contained in this post, please call the County of Riverside, Code Enforcement Department.

You may want to contact Officer Pike directly and tell him about this newsletter. Inform him you were not aware of these violations and yours will be addressed immediately. If you don’t, you risk a fine by the County of Riverside.

Here are direct contact details:

Officer Pike, Code Enforcement
951-922-7534 phone
951-922-7262 fax

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