5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Placer County, California.
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Unincorporated Placer County requires waste to be stored and collected by its franchised haulers (Recology Auburn Placer or Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal). In the Tahoe Basin at 5,000 feet and above, an approved bear-resistant garbage can enclosure is required for new homes and large additions, kept maintained to minimize odor and nuisance.
In unincorporated Placer County, accumulations of rubbish, junk, debris, and inoperable vehicles on a parcel are declared a public nuisance under the property maintenance provisions of County Code Chapter 8. The Code Enforcement Division issues a Notice of Violation and Order to Abate; unabated costs become a special assessment collected with property taxes.
Owners of unimproved (vacant) parcels in unincorporated Placer County must abate combustible material and hazardous vegetation under County Code Section 9.32. The duty applies whether or not a parcel is developed, covering vegetation within 100 feet of neighboring structures and along essential roadways. Accumulated rubbish and junk on vacant land is also a nuisance.
Unincorporated Placer County does not publish a dedicated garage-sale permit ordinance. Occasional residential yard sales are generally treated as a temporary use rather than a regulated business. Temporary uses and events are addressed in the County Zoning Ordinance (Section 17.56.300), and home-based commerce is limited by the home-occupation rules (Section 17.56.120).
Under County Code Section 9.32 (effective May 21, 2020), unincorporated Placer County requires annual grasses and weeds to be maintained at four inches or less, 100 feet of defensible space around structures, tree branches limbed up six feet, and non-ornamental climbing vines removed. Fire districts inspect and enforce.
1 cities in Placer County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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