Ventura does not set a numeric lawn-height limit. Overgrown grass, weeds, and dry vegetation are regulated as a public nuisance under the San Buenaventura Property Maintenance Code (Div. 7) and abated through the city's Code Enforcement Division.
The City of Ventura (officially San Buenaventura) addresses tall grass and weeds under the locally adopted Property Maintenance Code referenced in Division 7 (Public Health and Safety) of the San Buenaventura Municipal Code. The Code Enforcement Division handles 'substandard buildings, property maintenance, inoperative vehicles, weed abatement, land use and other violations.' Rather than fixing a numeric height (e.g., 6 inches or 12 inches), the city evaluates whether vegetation is a fire hazard, harbors vermin, or constitutes a blighted condition. Properties in or near the wildland-urban interface must also meet California Public Resources Code §4291 100-foot defensible-space standards in State Responsibility Areas. Complaints are filed via Ventura Connects or Code Enforcement at (805) 658-4711.
Code Enforcement issues a notice to abate; if not cured, the city may abate the nuisance and lien costs to the property under the adopted Property Maintenance Code procedures.
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