Public Complaint No. 1665204126 - 189031878

Brian Keefer

Date of Offense

October 7, 2022

Statement

We have reported a big nest of razorwire (pictured) locked onto a post in a ditch next to a public road. The county said they don't maintain the road, we checked, and it is a public easement. The County's website (https://permitsonoma.org/divisions/codeenforcement/submitcomplaint) contains a video at the bottom (direct link to the video: https://youtu.be/znvcC1a9hEk), which states that causing "safety hazards" within your own fenced property is a violation of the codes. We have checked, and obviously, locking razorwire deathtraps next to public access roads is a violation of multiple code sections (see pictures for citations). The County (Brian Keefer, Tyra Harrington, Lynda Hopkins, David Rabbitt) says (a) it's private property - this is irrelevant to the codes which specifically apply to property, and out of context because it is a public access road with an easement on it, and it is not posted, and it is clearly marked as a County road, (b) the road isn't maintained by the county (irrelevant to the codes), (c) it only poses a danger to wildlife and would-be trespassers - this is false - trespassing is a crime, and the road is not marked as private, the person who locked the razorwire onto a post does not own the land it's own (see pictures), (d) you've been told it's not a code violation (it is obviously a code violation, because razorwire is specifically engineered to be a life hazard, therefore making a giant razorwire deathtrap ON THE GROUND next to a public access road for anyone to stumble into is obviously a code violation by definition), (e) we've spent a lot of time already (giving frivolous, irrational arguments instead of removing the razorwire). All of these responses are irrational.

Address

17660 Montesano, Guerneville, CA 95446, USA

38.4881154, -123.0111259