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Property Maintenance in Porterville, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

The City of Porterville has adopted the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings by reference as a City ordinance, giving the Building Official authority to order repair, vacation or demolition of any building or structure that endangers life, health, safety or property. Six ordinances since 1981 have kept the adoption current.

Porterville Dangerous Building Abatement Code

Heavy Restrictions

Porterville Municipal Code § 7-80

7-80: CODE ADOPTED: A. That certain code in book form to which more particular reference is hereinafter made, setting forth orderly procedures for the repair, vacation and demolition of buildings or structures which from any cause endanger the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety or welfare of the general public or their occupants, to be known and referred to as the uniform code for the...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

In the City of Porterville, a vacant lot counts as 'premises' whether improved or unimproved, and the code separately flags any buildup of trash, weeds or growth on a vacant lot or open space as a public nuisance the fire department can order abated at the owner's expense.

Porterville Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules

Some Restrictions

Porterville Municipal Code §§ 12-3.1, 12-3.4(A)(2)

PREMISES: ... Any building, lot or parcel of real estate or land or portion of land, whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks, parking strips and alleys. ... ... 2. The existence of any accumulation of wastepaper, hay, grass, straw, weeds, litter, debris or combustible trash upon any roof or in any building, entranceway, court, yard, vacant lot or open space; or of any weeds...

Looking for Tulare County county-wide rules?

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

Property Maintenance in Tulare County