5 rules for unincorporated Santa Barbara County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Unincorporated Santa Barbara County does not set a single statewide-style screening rule for residential carts, but the Land Use & Development Code (Section 35.24.050) requires trash and outdoor storage areas in commercial zones to be enclosed and screened to conceal them from public view. MarBorg carts must be removed from the roadway within 12 hours after collection.
In unincorporated Santa Barbara County, accumulations of combustible waste and rubbish that the fire code official determines to be a fire hazard are prohibited on any yard, vacant lot, or open space under County Fire Code Chapter 15 (Section 304.1.1). Broader blight is addressed through the Land Use & Development Code and Code Compliance.
Vacant lots in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must be kept clear of fire hazards. Under the County Fire Code (Chapter 15), combustible waste, weeds, and rubbish may not remain on a vacant lot when deemed a fire hazard (Section 304.1.1), and the Fire Hazard Abatement program (Section 4911) lets the Fire Department order abatement at the owner's expense.
Unincorporated Santa Barbara County does not have a dedicated countywide garage-sale permit ordinance in its Land Use & Development Code. Occasional residential yard sales are generally treated as an accessory residential activity, but sales must not become a continuing retail business, which the zoning code does not allow in residential zones.
Unincorporated Santa Barbara County does not set a fixed lawn-height limit. Instead, under County Fire Code Section 304.1.2, weeds, grass, and other growth that can be ignited and endanger property must be cut down and removed by the owner or occupant when determined to be a fire hazard. Defensible-space clearance applies in wildland-urban interface areas under Chapter 49.
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