Daly City requires property owners to abate any overgrowth of foliage on or around their property. Overgrown, dead, or hazardous weeds and vegetation are declared public nuisances under Municipal Code section 8.16.030 and are enforced by the Code Enforcement Division with abatement, fines, and cost recovery.
The city's Code Enforcement Division enforces weed abatement under Municipal Code Chapter 8.16 (Property Maintenance and Nuisance Abatement). Section 8.16.030(F) declares overgrown vegetation a public nuisance when it is likely to harbor rats and vermin, causes detriment to neighboring properties, or causes or adds to a fire hazard, including grass, weeds, and brush over twelve inches in height on steep or hillside terrain. Section 8.16.030(G) covers dead, decayed, diseased, or hazardous trees, weeds, and other vegetation. The chapter provides a full administrative process: notification of nuisance (8.16.050), administrative orders and penalties (8.16.150-8.16.170), city abatement with cost recovery and liens (8.16.330, 8.16.400 et seq.), and criminal enforcement (8.16.500 et seq.). The city's weed abatement page also requires owners to address stacked wood, discarded furniture or equipment, and debris in front, side, or rear yards.
Administrative penalties can reach $2,500 per day, capped at $10,000 per related series of violations, plus administrative costs (section 8.16.160). Violations may be charged as misdemeanors or as infractions with fines of $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second, and $500 for additional violations within a year, with each day a separate offense (section 8.16.510). A second nuisance finding within two years can make the owner liable for treble abatement costs, and unpaid abatement costs may be recorded as a lien on the property.
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