Tulare Municipal Code § 7.28.030 declares overgrown weeds, dry grasses, and unmaintained lawns a public nuisance. Code Enforcement administratively cites properties with tall weeds or problem vegetation in front or rear yards; Tulare County's Hazard Abatement Program (operative county-wide) uses a 3-inch maintenance benchmark.
TMC § 7.28.030 lists as nuisances: (a) weeds, dry grasses, dead trees or shrubs that bear seeds of a wingy/downy nature, are a fire hazard, or threaten public health; (b) weeds and vegetation including sagebrush, chaparral, and Russian thistle (tumbleweed) likely to dry and be blown onto adjoining property; and (c) trees, shrubs, lawns and other landscaping not maintained with regular irrigation, pruning, trimming, and cutting. Dead, decayed, diseased, overgrown, or hazardous vegetation likely to harbor rats or vermin or that creates an unsightly appearance is prohibited. The city's Code Enforcement division issues notices to abate; the Tulare County Fire Department's Hazard Abatement Program (Tulare County Ord. Code Part 4, Ch. 11 Fire Hazardous Weeds and Rubbish) handles unincorporated parcels with a 3-inch trigger.
Notice of violation issued by Code Enforcement; failure to abate within the stated period (typically 10–30 days) allows the city to contract abatement and assess costs as a lien against the property under Government Code § 38773.5. Administrative citations escalate ($100/$200/$500) per repeat offense.
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