5 rules for unincorporated Lake County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Accumulating or storing solid waste so as to create a public nuisance is regulated under the Lake County Code's solid-waste nuisance provisions. The county may investigate complaints, and where a nuisance is found and abated, removal costs become a lien against the property.
In unincorporated Lake County, most items stored outdoors on residential parcels must be screened from property lines and public roadways, and the amount is capped by lot size. The Community Development Department's Code Enforcement Division handles blight, junk and open-storage complaints in the unincorporated area.
Vacant and unimproved land in unincorporated Lake County may not be used for outdoor storage, and owners must abate weeds, brush and rubbish each fire season. Parcels under 5 acres must have combustible growth over 4 inches cut and removed or disked; rubbish left on the land must be cleared.
Garage, yard and rummage sales are allowed in unincorporated Lake County and are treated under the Zoning Ordinance as the limited sale of second-hand goods by individuals or non-profits. No standalone Lake County garage-sale permit ordinance with day, hour or fee limits was found published online; questions go to the Planning Division.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has declared weeds and rubbish a public nuisance. Any owner of property within 30 feet of a structure must maintain a 30-foot firebreak by clearing brush and grass. Hazardous vegetation across the unincorporated county is also a nuisance under the County's vegetation-abatement ordinance.
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