Davis requires owners to keep property clear of dry weeds, brush, and rubbish under Municipal Code Chapter 23 nuisance abatement, which incorporates state weed and rubbish law. Overgrown lots are a public nuisance the city can abate and bill. Davis is flat with no wildland defensible-space mandate.
Davis regulates hazardous vegetation through Chapter 23 (Nuisance Abatement) rather than a dedicated fire clearance ordinance. Section 23.01 declares conditions violating state weed and rubbish abatement law at Government Code Sections 39501 and 39560 et seq. to be nuisances, and makes it unlawful to maintain premises in a dangerous, unsightly, or blighted condition. Accumulations of dry weeds, dead vegetation, and combustible rubbish on vacant lots are abatable. Because Davis is a flat Central Valley city with no Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, the 100-foot defensible-space rule of Public Resources Code Section 4291 does not apply within the city. Unabated conditions may be summarily or administratively cleared by the city.
Allowing dry weeds, brush, or rubbish to accumulate is a public nuisance under Chapter 23. The city may abate it and bill the owner plus fees, as a lien if unpaid. A continuing violation can be a misdemeanor.
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