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Property Maintenance in Tuolumne County, CA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Tuolumne County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Tuolumne County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

In unincorporated Tuolumne County, blight such as accumulated garbage, refuse, rubbish and recyclables on private property is a code violation abated under Chapter 1.10 Code Compliance. The County uses Opportunity to Correct and Notice and Order procedures, with penalties, abatement, and liens for noncompliance.

Tuolumne County Property Blight & Nuisance Abatement

Some Restrictions

California Vehicle Code § 22660 (local authority to adopt ordinances for the abatement and removal of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles as public nuisances)

22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the...

Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

Tuolumne County does not have a snow removal ordinance for sidewalks or private property. Higher elevation communities (Twain Harte, Long Barn, Pinecrest) receive significant snowfall but the county does not mandate private snow clearing.

Tuolumne County Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

Some Restrictions

California Streets and Highways Code § 5610 (Improvement Act of 1911 — adjacent property owners' duty to maintain abutting sidewalks)

5618] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79. ) 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 en...

Property Maintenance by City in Tuolumne County

2 cities in Tuolumne County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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