5 rules for unincorporated Lassen County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Lassen County has no single curbside-container ordinance; accumulated or improperly stored refuse is treated as a public nuisance under County Code Chapter 1.18. In the franchised areas, the hauler C&S Waste Solutions supplies the carts: 35-, 65-, or 95-gallon garbage carts, a 95-gallon blue-lid recycling cart, and a 96-gallon green-lid green-waste cart.
In unincorporated Lassen County, blight is addressed through Chapter 1.18 (Public Nuisances) of the County Code. The chapter declares accumulations of trash, junk, debris, and rubbish that are unsightly or hurt property values to be public nuisances, and authorizes administrative penalties of up to $1,000 per day plus cost-recovery liens.
Lassen County has no standalone 'vacant lot' ordinance. Vacant and unimproved parcels in the unincorporated area are policed through County Code Chapter 1.18 (Public Nuisances), which covers unsightly accumulations of trash, junk, and debris, and Chapter 1.19 (Abandoned Vehicles). Conditions that hamper fire suppression are expressly included as nuisances.
We found no garage-sale or yard-sale permit ordinance for unincorporated Lassen County in the reviewed sources. Casual, occasional residential yard sales are not specifically regulated by the County Code. Sale-related signs and any merchandise left out afterward could still be reached under the general nuisance provisions of County Code Chapter 1.18.
Lassen County addresses overgrown and combustible vegetation through fire-hazard provisions of the County Code (Chapter 9.16, Fire Hazards) and the general nuisance rule in Section 1.18.020, which treats accumulations that hamper fire suppression as public nuisances. We did not find a published numeric grass-height limit, so no specific height is asserted here.
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