5 rules for unincorporated Calaveras County, California.
Verified from official government sources
County Code 8.12.040 requires owners and occupants to store all solid waste safely and sanitarily so it does not attract vectors or create a nuisance. Approved containers must be vector-resistant and have tight-fitting lids (8.12.070). Solid waste may not remain on the premises more than seven days (8.12.120).
Unincorporated Calaveras County prohibits maintaining a public nuisance on any premises. County Code 8.06.050 defines a nuisance to include any accumulation of junk, debris, or junk cars visible from another parcel or a road and not enclosed within four walls and a roof. Code Compliance enforces through notices, citations, and abatement.
Vacant and foreclosed properties must be maintained to the same standards as occupied ones. County Code 8.06.110 requires the trustee, beneficiary, or lender to register a property with the Code Compliance Unit within 15 days of recording a notice of default. Registration costs $450 and covers two inspections.
Unincorporated Calaveras County has no dedicated garage-sale permit ordinance in its County Code. Occasional residential yard sales are generally allowed without a county permit. Sellers should keep merchandise and signs out of the public road right-of-way and avoid creating accumulations that become a nuisance under Code 8.06.
Calaveras County Code Compliance does NOT enforce overgrown vegetation; it directs residents to the fire department. There is no dedicated county weed-height ordinance. Hazardous vegetation is managed through fire-safety/defensible-space rules (state law and fire agencies), and burning is controlled by the county Air Pollution Control District.
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