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Property Maintenance in El Dorado County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated El Dorado County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

El Dorado County enforces the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings against unsafe structures and treats junk accumulation, visual blight, and unmaintained pools as public nuisances. Violations are misdemeanors, and owners can appeal abatement orders to the Nuisance Abatement Hearing Board.

El Dorado County Dangerous Building Abatement

Significant Restrictions

El Dorado County Code §§ 110.36.010, 9.02.040(B)

The latest duly adopted Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings at the time of the proposed abatement, as published by the International Conference of Building Officials, are hereby adopted by reference for use in El Dorado County... A swimming pool, pond, or other body of water which is abandoned, unattended, unfiltered, or otherwise un-maintained, wherein the water becomes pollu...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Section 8.42.700 bans dumping litter or solid waste anywhere in unincorporated El Dorado County and separately makes it unlawful to let wastepaper, litter, or combustible or flammable waste accumulate in any court, yard, vacant lot, or open space visible to a neighbor or road user.

El Dorado County Vacant Lot Litter and Dumping Ban

Some Restrictions

El Dorado County Code § 8.42.700

A.It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, dump, scatter, discard, place or deposit litter or solid waste in any manner or amount on any highway, road, right-of-way, or public or private property within the unincorporated area of the County, except in containers or in areas lawfully provided for or permitted for that use.B.The existence or accumulation, without the authority of the County,...

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