Clovis enforces weed and rubbish abatement under CA Gov Code §39561+. Annual fire-season weed abatement program notifies owners; failure to clear triggers city abatement with costs assessed as tax lien.
Clovis Municipal Code weed abatement program runs annually, typically with spring inspections and summer compliance deadlines. Overgrown weeds, dry grasses, and combustible vegetation are declared public nuisances under CA Government Code §39561-39587. Process: owner receives written notice with compliance deadline and hearing right. Failure to abate results in city contractor clearing the parcel, with charges (cutting cost + administrative overhead, typically $300-$700+ minimum) billed to owner and recorded as property tax lien if unpaid. Vacant lots receive extra scrutiny during fire season.
Administrative abatement: $300-$700+ minimum in contractor + admin fees, recorded as tax lien. Repeat offenders may face citation fines in addition.
Clovis, CA
Construction in Clovis permitted 7 AM-7 PM Mon-Sat. No Sunday or federal holiday construction without a permit. City projects exempt.
Clovis, CA
Clovis has no local aircraft noise ordinance. The City is about 8 miles from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, and CMC 9.22.080(F)(4) exempts federally ...
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Amplified music audible beyond the property line during quiet hours violates CMC §5.24. Special event sound permits required for Old Town Clovis events.
Clovis, CA
CMC 5.27.603 requires permits for amplified outdoor music audible beyond property lines. Vehicle-mounted sound devices are banned on streets under CMC 5.27.608.
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Clovis Municipal Code §6.04 prohibits habitual barking/noise from dogs. Continuous barking 10+ minutes or intermittent 30+ minutes can be cited as a nuisance.
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Exotic animals prohibited under CA Fish & Game Code §2118 and CCR Title 14 §671. Ferrets, hedgehogs, monkeys, most wild animals illegal statewide. Clovis enf...
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