Property Maintenance in Fresno County, CA (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Fresno County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Fresno County Code Title 15 defines blight: junk, abandoned vehicles, weeds, debris. Code Enforcement issues notices with 30-day compliance window.
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Some RestrictionsCal. Veh. Code § 22660 (Abatement of Abandoned Vehicles)
22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the...
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Not applicable. Fresno County's Central Valley climate does not accumulate snow. Mountain unincorporated areas (Shaver Lake, Huntington Lake) have no local snow ordinance.
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Some RestrictionsCal. Sts. & High. Code § 5610 (Sidewalk Maintenance Duty)
5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a co...
Property Maintenance by City in Fresno County
4 cities in Fresno County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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