Urge Code Enforcement to Allow Elderly Couple to Remain as Permanent Residents of Lake Mathews

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    Riverside County Supervisor - Bob Buster
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Charles Hull (84) and Joyce Telk (77) are residents of the greater Lake Mathews area. Although they have visually improved our residence, we are in violation of section 32.010 (Land Use - Occupied Recreational Vehicle) by allowing them to retire peacefully in their 38 foot 5th wheel on our 2+ acre parcel. Not only did Charles and Joyce visually improve our property with landscaping and flowers, but they also had a large piece of our property concreted for their use.

Both Charles and Joyce have several medical conditions in which could become worsened by forcing them to relocate from the home they thought would be their last. The property owners and the surrounding community frequently check in on Charles and Joyce to ensure they are well.

The intention of the property owners was to allow Charles and Joyce to enjoy the rural life style, away from the chaos of the city, where they can be looked after by a community that comes together and actually cares about each other.

Although Charles and Joyce intended to travel, the price of fuel and their health has prevented them from doing so. I am asking, as a community, that we come together and allow Charles and Joyce the permanent rural retirement they have enjoyed for the past couple of years in Lake Mathews.

I am requesting a modification to the current code which would consider one occupied Recreational Vehicle per 2 + acre parcel in the Greater Lake Mathews area. An inspection may occur and if approved, a yearly permit may be established, purchased and renewed.

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  • tim poss
  • WILLIAM POSS
    • Comments
    • WONDERFUL FOLKS
  • patricia erl
  • Mike Sullivan
  • Lisa Canavier
    • Comments
    • Please allow a variance in this instance not a code change affecting the entire area..
  • Lynne Glazer
  • Michael H. Snider
    • Comments
    • Code enforcement lately seems to have become more Nazi like in the way they hadle things. Until recently I thought that Code Enforcement did not hassle people unless someone made a complaint. From what I have been hearing lately is that is no longer true, that they are out looking for violations on private property to cite. And most of the time it's little BS type stuff. We need to take back our County, these people are supposed to be working for us, not developers worring about property values and selling the homes they build.
  • Paula Vice
    • Comments
    • Things should not always be black and white. There are always exceptions to the rule. If the community doesn't have a problem with it, and it's a good thing. Then the code enforcement needs to modify the current code. I have no problem with it and think it is a good thing to be able to take care of our elderly friends and family. Please allow this elderly couple to stay.
  • colleen pomeroy