Shasta County fined the Clear Creek Gun Club property $131,444.70 for grading violations. The bill applies to the 20-acre parcel at 14800 Modesta View Ct in Anderson.
A nuisance abatement is a county cleanup action that lets the local government fix a violation and bill the owner. In this case, a judge upheld the penalties and the county added cleanup and administrative charges to reach the full total. The Record Searchlight reported that Judge Benjamin Hanna issued a June 2, 2026 ruling upholding about $105,900 in fines plus $16,019 in abatement costs against 14800 Modesta View LLC Record Searchlight's report on the June ruling.
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- Which property and owner face the fines?
- What work triggered the county action?
- How is the $131,444.70 calculated?
- Will the bill become a lien on the parcel?
Which property and owner face the fines?
The parcel sits on Modesta View Court between Cloverdale and Clear Creek Road. It is listed as 14800 Modesta View Ct, Anderson, with parcel number 041-350-061-000. The site is home to Clear Creek Gun Club. The owner is 14800 Modesta View LLC.
County agenda coverage identifies the owners as brothers Amrit and Mohit Kulasekaran. The company obtained a 2019 grading permit but graded beyond what the permit allowed. That distinction matters for residents. The fine targets the parcel owner, not club members or visitors. Any unpaid county cleanup charge can attach to the parcel itself.
What work triggered the county action?
County Resource Management found the grading violated county grading and erosion-control standards. Staff found no plans or permits on file for a shooting range. Staff also found illegal bulldozing that caused erosion into an intermittent stream. The concern went beyond the property line. Storm runoff carried sediment from the graded hilltop onto Horsetown-Clear Creek Preserve and into Clear Creek.
That creek has been the focus of a 20-year restoration effort involving agencies including U.S. Fish and Wildlife, according to the California Native Plant Society Shasta Chapter Shasta Chapter's March conservation update. For nearby landowners, the lesson is direct. A grading permit covers only the approved area and methods. Extra cutting, filling, or drainage changes can trigger separate erosion and stream-protection violations.
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How is the $131,444.70 calculated?
The total is not one flat fine. The county's nuisance-abatement accounting lists $105,900 in penalties plus administrative and abatement charges, for a $131,444.70 total county's nuisance-abatement accounting. The judge's ruling upheld the main penalty portion and $16,019 in abatement costs.
The remaining amount in the county accounting reflects added administrative and cost-recovery items. That structure is common in code cases: penalties punish the violation, while abatement charges repay inspection and cleanup work. California renters and homeowners do not pay this bill through general taxes. The county seeks payment from the parcel owner and, if needed, from the parcel itself.
Will the bill become a lien on the parcel?
Shasta County scheduled a public hearing to recover abatement costs through a special assessment against the parcel. A special assessment places the owed county cost on the property tax record for that parcel. Authority cited for the hearing is Government Code Section 25845 and County Code Section 8.28.060.
For neighbors and other property owners, the hearing is the practical checkpoint: The civil amount remains subject to further appeal in 14800 Modesta View, LLC v. County of Shasta, Case No. 25CVG-01909. A separate criminal case involving the same property is not resolved by the June civil ruling.
- Check the board agenda for the parcel address and amount.
- Attend or submit comment if you have a direct interest in the parcel.
- Track whether the board confirms, adjusts, or drops the assessment.
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