Pubdate: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 Source: Gridley Herald, The (CA) Copyright: 2015 GateHouse Media, Inc. Contact: http://gridleyherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4937 CODE ENFORCEMENT GOES DOOR TO DOOR IN BUTTE COUNTY Four teams of Butte County Code Enforcement Officers, accompanied by Sheriff's Deputies and District Attorney Investigators for safety, as well as Animal Services, visited 29 residences in Bangor, Honcut, and Palermo Tuesday to determine compliance with the County's medical marijuana cultivation ordinance. Each team was assigned a list of properties presumed to be in violation of the County's ordinance based on aerial photos obtained during a flyover of the neighborhood last week. During the visits, Code Enforcement Officers issued 19 citations for violations to the County's ordinance; some residents received citations where multiple violations existed. Officers will return in 72 hours to inspect the properties in order to see if residents have come into compliance with the ordinance. On Tuesday, five residents became compliant with the ordinance on the spot by cutting down plants in an Officer's presence and no citations were issued in those cases. "When we returned to the office on Tuesday afternoon, a voicemail was waiting from a resident in the area thanking us for our enforcement efforts. The resident's neighbor had a large grow, which was brought into compliance by removing plants during our enforcement yesterday," said Chris Jellison, Code Enforcement Supervisor, "we know these efforts are making a difference for residents. The enforcement activity in Bangor, Honcut, and Palermo is part of an ongoing effort by Butte County Code Enforcement to for the County's medical marijuana cultivation ordinance. - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom