Weed Ordinances: Anza vs Riverside
How do weed ordinances rules compare between Anza, CA and Riverside, CA?
Riverside has fewer restrictions than Anza.
Anza, CA
Riverside County
Riverside County Ordinance 695 authorizes the Fire Department to declare weeds and dry vegetation a public nuisance and order abatement. Ordinance 725 treats overgrown vegetation that harbors rodents or impairs neighboring properties as a general nuisance. Invasive weeds (yellow star thistle, arundo) are subject to Ag Commissioner quarantine and abatement.
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Riverside County
Riverside declares overgrown weeds and dry brush a public nuisance under RMC Chapters 6.15 and 8.80. The Fire Department runs an annual weed-abatement program that requires vacant and improved properties to be cleared of combustible weeds, tumbleweeds, and Russian thistle, with particular intensity in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
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