Fresno County supervisors approve ordinances to combat illegal dumping

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Unanimously, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved 2 ordinances Tuesday to combat amerciable dumping, and nuisance vehicles.

"Even though there's transgression problems that we are dealing with successful the county, having to look astatine debris successful the roadway oregon successful the thrust of way, is thing that is causing challenges," said Fresno County Supervisor and Board chairman, Nathan Magsig.

"This is thing that rises to the level of a nationalist information issue."

You tin spot gobs of garbage from conscionable 5 months agone adjacent Valentine and Nielson with everything from tires, to dense instrumentality and couches.

It's what these ordinances introduced by Magsig, successful concern with the territory attorney's bureau and the sheriff's office, are expected to reduce.

Under the ordinance, leaving litter, similar insubstantial oregon containers, could outgo you and would summation with each violation.

A 3rd wrong a twelvemonth would tally you arsenic overmuch arsenic $500.

"It raises crimes for amerciable dumping from an infraction and nether definite circumstances they're misdemeanors now," said Manuel Jimenez, Chief Deputy District Attorney.

For amerciable dumping, you tin present look a $1,000 penalty.

But if it's a large usurpation similar a dryer oregon couch, you tin present beryllium fined up to $3,000 per item.

One idiosyncratic who lives adjacent 1 of the soiled dumping sites, did not privation to speech connected camera but tells Action News he's gladsome they are taking action.

"I anticipation they drawback them. Because if they bash then, deed them wherever it hurts, their pocket."

The different ordinance would marque immoderate conveyance utilized for dumping a nationalist nuisance and let deputies to prehend oregon impound the vehicle, if the proprietor oregon relation has a anterior condemnation for dumping wrong the past 3 years.

Law enforcement says they person ways of tracing those vehicles.

Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni says their occupation is to combat transgression that tin impact everyone.

"Let's conscionable accidental its on a vineyard and you can't get your tractor successful the vineyard oregon the roads of the orchard due to the fact that someone's near their trash determination -- that is simply a prime of beingness contented that impacts you," said Sheriff Zanoni.

Those dealing with this contented anticipation the caller rules volition promote radical to sojourn the dump oregon transportation presumption instead.

"I instrumentality my worldly retired determination and I wage usually nether $10, for nether a ton, I can't spot oregon recognize wherefore they can't bash that, its conscionable casual for them conscionable to travel successful each the agrarian areas and conscionable commencement dumping each their garbage -- which is my beforehand yard."

The ordinance volition person to spell done different proceeding that's expected to instrumentality spot June 4th.

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