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Property Maintenance in Santee, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

In the City of Santee, the Building Official abates unsafe structures under the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, adopted wholesale at Santee Municipal Code Section 11.44.010. Anyone who ignores a final abatement order from the Building Official or the Board of Appeals, issued under Chapter 6 of that adopted code, commits a misdemeanor under Section 11.44.020, punishable by a fine or imprisonment set by Section 1.04.060 and tied to Penal Code Section 19.

Santee Adopts 1997 Dangerous Building Abatement Code

Some Restrictions

Santee Municipal Code §§ 1.04.060, 11.44.010, 11.44.020

§ 1.04.060. Fine and punishment—Misdemeanor. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by this code or any ordinance of the City of Santee, any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violating any provision of this code is punishable by a fine or imprisonment or both in the amounts established by Penal Code Section 19 or such other provision of State law, as they currently exist...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

In the City of Santee, every unimproved or vacant parcel must be mowed or cleared 100 feet from any structure and 50 feet along each side of a regularly traveled roadway or driveway under Municipal Code Section 1.10.020(B). The Fire Chief can widen that clearance, and crews must avoid disturbing native soil or root stock while doing the work.

Santee Unimproved Lot Clearance Rule

Some Restrictions

Santee Municipal Code § 1.10.020(B)

§ 1.10.020. Responsibilities for property maintenance. ... ... B. All parcels must be mowed and/or cleared a distance of 100 feet from any structure or adjacent structure if the parcel is unimproved and up to 50 feet along each side of established regularly traveled roadways or driveways. Clearance of property must be accomplished by methods that will not disturb native soil or root stock. The ...

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