4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 5 cities in Santa Clara County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Santa Clara County requires residents to store trash, recycling, and organics carts out of public view between collection days to maintain neighborhood aesthetics.
Santa Clara County's nuisance abatement code targets blighted properties with dead vegetation, junk accumulation, inoperative vehicles, and structural deterioration.
Santa Clara County requires vacant lot owners to clear weeds, debris, and fire hazards annually, with mandatory weed abatement before fire season.
Snow is extremely rare in Santa Clara County's valley floor and Santa Clara County has no snow clearing ordinance; mountain properties should clear for safety.
Cal. Sts. & Hy. Code § 5610
The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a conditio...
5 cities in Santa Clara County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
5 verified rules • Garage Sale Rules, Property Blight
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