Chico has no fixed grass-height number in its code. Instead, weeds, rubbish, and dry vegetation are declared a public nuisance and abated each year through the City's annual Lot Clearing and Weed Abatement Program, authorized by California Government Code §39501 et seq. and administered through CMC Chapter 1.14 nuisance abatement procedures.
Tall, dry weeds and grass on Chico parcels are treated as a public nuisance abatable under the procedures of CMC Chapter 1.14, administered by the Community Development Director and Code Enforcement. Each spring the City Council adopts a resolution declaring weeds and combustible vegetation a public nuisance and ordering abatement under Cal. Gov't Code §§39501-39588 (the cities' weed-abatement statute). Owners are notified in writing, given a hearing date, and a deadline to clear. The City contracts mowing on parcels that miss the deadline and bills the cost back to the owner. Because Chico borders the 2018 Camp Fire footprint, the City and Butte County Air Quality Management District treat dry-grass enforcement seriously during fire season.
After the resolution and required notice, parcels that are not cleared by the deadline are abated by a City contractor. The cost (plus an administrative charge) is reported to Council, confirmed, and placed as a special assessment / lien on the tax roll under Cal. Gov't Code §39574. Continuing nuisance violations may also be charged through administrative citations under CMC Chapter 1.14.
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