5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Solano County, California.
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Chapter 23 of the County Code sets storage rules for trash, recycling, and green waste in unincorporated Solano County. Containers must be lidded, leakproof, vector-resistant, and durable, and after curbside collection empty containers must be pulled back out of public view by the day following pickup.
In unincorporated Solano County, any condition that violates the County Code is a public nuisance under Chapter 10. Code compliance staff in the Department of Resource Management pursue blight, junk, and substandard property through a warning, notice of violation, and formal abatement process, with administrative penalties and cost liens.
Vacant parcels in unincorporated Solano County are covered by the same nuisance and refuse rules as occupied ones. Section 23-20 bars solid waste from accumulating more than seven days on any lot, vacant or otherwise, and the fire hazard and nuisance chapters reach dry grass, rubbish, and litter on undeveloped land.
Unincorporated Solano County has no dedicated garage-sale or yard-sale ordinance in its County Code, and no county permit or frequency cap was found in the published code. Occasional residential garage sales are generally treated as an incidental use of a home, distinct from a regulated home occupation or business under Chapter 28.
Unincorporated Solano County regulates weeds and dry grass mainly as a fire hazard under Chapter 12.5. The county fire officer may flag flammable material, and the applicable fire protection district may clear or order the clearing of dry grass, stubble, brush, rubbish, and litter, recovering the cost as a lien if the owner does not comply.
3 cities in Solano County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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