Beaumont, CA Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Section 8.32.020 of the Beaumont Municipal Code puts the duty on every person who owns, leases, rents, occupies, has charge of, or possesses a premises to keep public nuisances off it. Section 8.32.000 defines a public nuisance as any act or condition in Civil Code Section 3480, including the conditions in Sections 8.32.030 through 8.32.270.

The common conditions in that list are specific. Section 8.32.030 declares unsightly refuse and waste matter a nuisance. Section 8.32.080 covers graffiti visible from adjacent premises or a public street. Section 8.32.210 covers lumber, junk, trash, debris and salvage materials visible from a public right-of-way or adjoining premises, and Section 8.32.230 covers discarded furniture and appliances stored in view. Section 8.32.260 reaches trash cans, containers or bags stored in front or side yards where visible from the public right-of-way or causing offensive odors. Section 8.32.270 covers overgrown trees, hedges and weeds that harbor vermin, create a hazard, or block traffic sight lines. Other listed conditions include stagnant water (8.32.100), polluted pool water (8.32.090), noisy animals (8.32.120), portable basketball hoops in the public right-of-way (8.32.035), clotheslines in corner-lot front or side yards (8.32.240), materials stored on roofs (8.32.250), and abandoned trailers, campers or boats visible from the street (8.32.205). Section 8.32.025 bars pushing litter into gutters or streets with leaf blowers, hoses, rakes or brooms.

Reports feed the process. Section 8.32.290 lets the Fire Chief, Police Chief, Director of Community Development, Health Officer or City Manager examine any premises reported in writing to or by a City department head as dangerous, damaged or a possible nuisance and prepare a Report of Findings. Officials can enter occupied or vacant premises on reasonable cause, with written permission from an occupant or a warrant if entry is refused (Section 8.32.280).