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

030(9) defines visual blight as any unreasonable, nonpermitted or unlawful condition or use of property or building exteriors that, viewed from the public right-of-way, is detrimental to the property of others, offensive to the senses, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood, and it lists what counts. Item (A) covers lumber, junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, rubbish, packing materials and building materials left in the open. Item (B) covers abandoned, discarded or unused furniture, stoves, appliances, refrigerators, freezers, cans, containers and automotive parts and equipment stored outside.

Item (C) covers abandoned, wrecked, disabled, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts, though a vehicle actively being restored to operating condition is exempt for up to ninety days in any twelve-month period. Other paragraphs of the same section separately reach stagnant water, unsightly personal property or landscaping, and vehicles parked on any surface other than an improved surface or driveway as those terms are defined in the zoning chapter. 02 and can enter the property to inspect it, contact the occupant first whenever practicable, and issue a notice of violation describing the specific condition, the code section violated, and the deadline to correct it, before escalating to a notice and order, an administrative citation, or civil or criminal prosecution.