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Property Maintenance in Oxnard, CA (2026)

2 verified property maintenance rules for Oxnard, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Oxnard's property-conservation ordinance lists more than a dozen conditions, from peeling paint to junk storage to unregistered inoperable vehicles, that make a property a code nuisance. Sec. 7-151 puts the owner, lessor, or occupant on the hook, and the city can issue a notice to abate, hear an appeal, then abate the nuisance itself and lien the property for costs.

Oxnard Property Blight and Nuisance Standards

Significant Restrictions

Oxnard Code of Ordinances § 7-151

Any person or entity owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge or possession of any real property maintained in such manner that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon shall be guilty of creating a nuisance in violation of this code. ... (D) Buildings or structures with exteriors, walls, roofs, fences, driveways, sidewalks, or walkways that are in such a condition as to b...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Oxnard's nuisance ordinance requires every property owner, including owners of vacant and unimproved lots, to promptly abate weeds that have grown large and dried into a fire hazard, plus rubbish and debris that endanger neighbors or block sidewalks. The city manager can order abatement by mailed notice, then step in and bill the owner if the owner fails to comply.

Oxnard Vacant Lot Weed Abatement Rules

Some Restrictions

Oxnard Code of Ordinances § 7-1, § 7-3

(A) All weeds growing upon any private property or sidewalks or streets adjacent to private property having attained such a large growth and being dry as to become a fire menace or are otherwise noxious or dangerous...SEC. 7-3. UNLAWFUL TO MAINTAIN NUISANCE. The owner of any property on or adjacent to which any nuisance is located shall promptly abate such nuisance.

Looking for Ventura County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Oxnard city rules.

Property Maintenance in Ventura County