From: Michael Hilber
To: City Council Public Comments
Subject: [EXTERNAL] 14.1 RESOLUTION - ADMINISTRATIVE COST RECOVERY LIEN AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 715 PLACER COURT 8 5 2025 Meeting
Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025 1:40:15 PM
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Public comment on Agenda item 14.1 levy of code enforcement fine 715 Placer Ct The findings are flawed and this resolution should be denied.
Attached is a screenshot taken from Google Maps Street View showing 715 Placer Ct which is a strangely situated property as if it is at the end of cul-de-sac, or dead end street, though in fact it is at a corner.
This property appears to have no significant side yard, so if one wanted to put in a driveway alongside the house so that a trailer could be moved to the rear of the property, there is no room to accommodate that. If someone were to own a small travel trailer where in hell hell are they supposed to put it?
The attached photo, my "screenshot," is NOT part of the case file. But it clearly shows the SUV is illegally parked. One cannot park in the street in front of a driveway even if it is your own driveway that you are blocking. That is effectively what is going on here with the SUV partly in the driveway on private property and part of it extending out into the street.
However the car under the car cover is in no way a violation. It is an object of personal property and is placed on private property. It is entirely on private property and this is an exercise of constitutionally protected real estate property rights. It is in no way rubbish or garbage. It could have a dead battery, or be registered "non-op" or be entirely unregistered; it makes no difference. It is personal property set upon private property. It is no different than if a bicycle were left in the driveway. And if the bike were to be used daily and returned to lay in the driveway daily, or left in the driveway for 6 months before being picked up and used again, makes no difference.
The black car shown in my screenshot is unquestionably legally parked.
The small travel trailer is likewise a piece of personal property set upon private property and again is an exercise of constitutionally guaranteed property rights.
A property owner in California enjoys a number of rights collectively known as the “bundle of rights.” These five rights associated with owning real property are: (1) possession; (2) control; (3) exclusion; (4) enjoyment and (5) disposition.