Code Violation Reporting in Butte County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Butte County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Butte County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Response Times

Once Butte County's code enforcement identifies a violation, Section 41-2 gives the violator at least thirty days to comply after a courtesy notice, and if that lapses, a formal warning notice allows no less than ten more days before a citation can issue. Officials can skip straight to a citation only in health-and-safety emergencies or flight-risk cases.

Butte County Code Notice Timelines

Some Restrictions

Butte County Code of Ordinances § 41-2(b)

(b)Notices:(1)The affected department may issue a written courtesy notice giving violators not less than thirty (30) days to voluntarily comply.(2)In the event of noncompliance with the courtesy notice, the affected department shall issue a formal written warning notice to violators. Said notice shall expressly state:a.The violator is in violation of such code section as is applicable;b.The vio...

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Common Violations

Butte County's code enforcement program, set out in Chapter 41, polices violations across eighteen separate chapters of county code, from zoning and building to sewage disposal, water wells, mobile home standards, solid waste, noise and stormwater. Section 41-1 names each chapter the program covers, and Section 41-5 sets the fines that follow a conviction under any of them.

Butte County Code Enforcement Covered Chapters

Some Restrictions

Butte County Code of Ordinances § 41-1

The following policies and procedures are adopted to implement a program of enforcement of Butte County's zoning, building, sanitation and other ordinances contained in the following chapters of this Code: Chapter 10, Highways and Streets; Chapter 11, Junk Dealers, Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers; Chapter 13, Grading and Mining; Chapter 14, Motor Vehicles and Traffic; Chapter 19, Sewage Disp...

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