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Property Maintenance in Santa Clarita, CA (2026)

5 verified property maintenance rules for Santa Clarita, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Trash Bin Storage

Trash bins must be placed curbside on collection day and retrieved promptly. Three-bin system (black garbage, blue recycling, green organics) provided by Burrtec.

Santa Clarita Trash Bin Storage & Placement

Some Restrictions

Property Blight

Santa Clarita Community Preservation enforces property maintenance standards. Junk, debris, graffiti, and deteriorated conditions are addressed as code violations.

Santa Clarita Property Blight & Nuisance Ordinance

Some Restrictions

California Vehicle Code § 22660 (Local Abatement of Abandoned, Wrecked, or Inoperative Vehicles on Private Property)

22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Vacant lots must be maintained free of weeds, debris, and fire hazards. Particularly important in SCV due to wildfire risk and annual brush clearance requirements.

Santa Clarita Vacant Lot Maintenance Requirements

Some Restrictions

Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

Snow is extremely rare in Santa Clarita. No snow removal ordinance exists. The city occasionally sees light frost but no accumulating snowfall.

Santa Clarita Snow & Sidewalk Clearing Rules

Few Restrictions

California Streets and Highways Code § 5610 (Owner Duty to Maintain Sidewalks)

5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a co...

Garage Sale Rules

3 garage sales per year, max 3 days each. Hours 8 AM-6 PM. Must not encroach on public rights-of-way. Signs per SCMC 17.51.080.

Santa Clarita Garage Sale Property Maintenance

Some Restrictions

Looking for Los Angeles County county-wide rules?

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

Property Maintenance in Los Angeles County