The Pinal County Attorney’s Office has been authorized by the board of supervisors to enforce a Civil Hearing Office finding of violations against the Church of Uncommon Thought and owner M. Kent at 620 W. Tonto St. near Apache Junction, for having a trailer that appears to be used as living quarters.
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors on March 15 voted unanimously on a consent agenda with other items to approve authorizing the county attorney to do what is necessary, up to and including filing a complaint in Superior Court, utilizing appropriate resources to remedy the violations or filing liens for the cost of recovery.
“The property owner was found in violation of the Pinal County development services code for outside storage and parking — accessory uses for maintaining storage of a fifth-wheel RV, car, household items, and various other items without an established use on the property; outside storage and parking — recreational vehicle parking for maintaining storage of a fifth-wheel trailer that appears to be used for living quarters,” according to a Pinal County document.
Code compliance staff received three complaints about the property and inspected it in June and July 2022.
“Due to the RV not being connected to any type of septic, a complaint was forwarded to Environmental Health” after the July 7, 2022 inspection, according to a Pinal County timeline.
“Due to demand letters being returned ‘refused to sign,’ demand letters were posted to the property,” it states for July 25, 2022.
The case was heard by the Civil Hearing Office on Dec. 8, 2022. The property owner did not appear and was found in violation, it states.
The case was referred Jan 23, 2023, to the Pinal County Attorney’s Office for Superior Court enforcement, it states.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on Twitter @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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