This very large 320 ACRE parcel is located in beautiful LASSEN COUNTY in northeast California, aproximately 40 miles southeast of Susanville, 50 miles northwest of Reno, and only 8 miles northeast of HERLONG, where a new federal prison opened a few years ago. In addition, the SIERRA ARMY DEPOT IS ONLY ABOUT 1.75 MILES FROM THE PROPERTY. PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST is only 15 miles away, TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST is about 50 miles away, and beautiful PYRAMID LAKE is about 20 miles southeast of the property, for great fishing, boating and other recreational activities. The parcel is rectangular in shape, approximately 13,939,200 square feet in size, and level with an elevation of 4,000 feet.  It is located about 2.5 miles from Moore Road, a county road. From Moore Road, there's a dirt road that leads to a 1/4 mile west of the property. That dirt road is now named Cal Neva Road as shown on google earth and mapquest, but I do not know if it has become a county road or not. Use of that dirt road is permitted, at a minimum, by prescriptive easement. From Cal Neva Road, there are legal easements across the north and south sides of a neighboring 160 acre parcel for access purposes to this 320 acre parcel.

There are beautiful MOUNTAIN VIEWS and the terrain is level and covered with native grasses and sage brush, as shown in the photo, which was taken in the immediate area of the property. Electricity would be by solar power or generator, water would be by well and sewer would be by septic. There is no time limit to build. The Legal Description is as follows: The W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 and the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 13, AND the W 1/2 of the NE 1/4 and the E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 27 North, Range 17 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Excepting there from a 2/3 Interest in oil, gas and mineral rights; Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 137-090-31-11.

Property taxes are currently $400 per year and they are PAID CURRENT through June 30, 2009.   Title shall be delivered free and clear of any liens. 

A BUYER'S PREMIUM of 10% shall be added to the winning bid to offset the auction fees charged by Bid4Assets.  Within 5 days of the close of the auction, high bidder shall submit payment by cashier's check, money order or wire transfer.  Immediately upon receipt of payment, Seller will mail buyer the Deed and maps for the property. BID WITH CONFIDENCE as we have an excellent feedback rating.  NOTE:  One of the two Owners/Sellers is a licensed real estate broker in the State of California.

The minimum parcel size allowed by zoning is 100 acres and the property is zoned U-C (Upland Conservation District), which allows the following uses by right:

(1) Farm or ranch related dwellings occupied by the owner or operator or help employed on the property; farm buildings and farm labor housing, accessory buildings and uses;
(2) General agriculture, crop and tree farming, logging, grazing, animal husbandry, nurseries and greenhouses, fish farms, frog farms;
(3) Private airstrips accessory to an agricultural operation;
(4) Hydroelectric power plants of five megawatts or less;
(5) Kennels;
(6) Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics. (Ord. 467-AC § 22 (part), 2003; Ord. 467-V § 15, 1998; Ord. 467 § 17 (part), 1984).

In addition, the following uses are allowed by use permit:

(1) Poultry, fur farms, commercial hog farms, dairies;
(2) Private institutions, hospitals, churches, schools, nursery schools and day care centers;
(3) Sawmill operations, accessory buildings and structures;
(4) Commercial cattle and hog feedlots, fruit and vegetable packing and or accessory to a primary use, commercial airports, cemeteries, commercial or public garbage, waste materials or sewage disposal sites, processing of natural mineral materials;
(5) Additional dwellings;
(6) Exploration for geothermal, gas, oil and other hydrocarbon resources;
(7) Commercial electrical generating facilities utilizing gas, oil, geothermal, solar, wind, cogeneration, and biomass if the produced power is intended for sale or distribution off-premises;
(8) Hydroelectric power plants greater than five megawatts;
(9) Public stables. (Ord. 467-AC § 22 (part), 2003; Ord. 467 § 17 (part), 1984).

The following are directions to the parcel from Susanville:

From Susanville take Hwy 36 southeast about 4 miles to Hwy 395 East. Proceed on 395 East 15.8 miles to Wendel Road. Take Wendel Road about 17 miles, passing the Sierra Army Depot on the left, then just past an overpass for Skedaddle Creek, to MOORE ROAD on the right (a gravel road). From the intersection of Wendel Rd. and Moore Rd., you proceed south about 1.5 miles then cross railroad tracks (this is Stacy, CA), then proceed south about another ¼ mile to a fork in the road. Proceed to the left / southeast. This is now CAL NEVA RD. You proceed southeast about 1 mile until the road turns straight south.   From there, you proceed straight south about 1.75 miles south along Cal Neva Rd. From there, the northwest corner of the parcel is a 1/4 mile east. From that northwest corner of the parcel, the property extends 1 mile south and a 1/2 mile east.