5 rules for unincorporated Modoc County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Modoc County has no curbside trash franchise covering the whole county; most residents self-haul to County transfer stations operated through Alturas Disposal. Refuse may not be allowed to accumulate as a nuisance under Title 8, and Chapter 18.110 bars trash or rubbish from accumulating on any lot or parcel. The County's solid-waste rules sit in Title 8 (Chapters 8.02/8.03).
In unincorporated Modoc County the County Code governs blight. Blighting conditions are reached through Title 8 (Health and Safety) nuisance and abatement chapters and the Title 18 zoning standards, rather than a single omnibus blight ordinance. Alturas is the county's only incorporated city and has its own code; everywhere else, the County's nuisance-abatement process applies. Enforcement is complaint-driven.
Unincorporated Modoc County has no standalone 'vacant lot' ordinance. Neglected parcels are reached through Title 8 nuisance rules and the zoning standard in Chapter 18.110 (no trash/rubbish accumulation; no long-term junk vehicles). For fire safety, much of the county sits in a CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area, so California PRC 4291 requires 100 feet of defensible space around structures.
No countywide garage- or yard-sale permit, fee, or frequency cap was found in unincorporated Modoc County's published code. Sales are treated as generally permitted, subject to the zoning trash/junk standard in Chapter 18.110 (don't let leftover goods or signs pile up) and California's tax rule that genuinely occasional sales of used personal property don't need a seller's permit.
Unincorporated Modoc County publishes no cosmetic lawn-height limit. Overgrowth is regulated mainly as a wildfire hazard: much of the county is a CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area, so California PRC 4291 requires 100 feet of defensible space around structures. Junk-vehicle and trash accumulation on parcels is separately barred by zoning Chapter 18.110.
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