Smith v. City of Riverside CA4/2

background report prepared by Code Enforcement Officer Todd Solomon. According to

a background report, the City’s Code Enforcement Division received a citizen complaint

that on the Property there were trash cans in public view, too many renters, subjects

living in a motor home, and a garage conversion that was not permitted.

Code Enforcement Officer Robert Plum inspected the Property on May 5, 2010.

The Property had a 1,101-square-feet dwelling and the Garage was in the back. Officer

Plum posted a notice of violation of Riverside Municipal Code section 16.04.510

instructing Smith to obtain building permits for all non-permitted construction or return

the Garage to its original condition. Smith did not apply for a new permit for the Garage.

An administrative citation was prepared on June 8, 2010, notifying Smith he had to

obtain the proper permits for the Garage by July 8, 2010. It notified Smith that he could

be responsible for fines up to $1,000 each day the violation continued.

Several permits for the address of 6969 Arbor Drive were included in the

administrative record. First, an application in 1954 for the “residence” on the Property to

have a septic tank and…