Davis treats overgrown weeds, dry vegetation, and rubbish as a public nuisance under Municipal Code Chapter 23, requiring property owners to abate them; the city can order abatement, do the work, and lien the cost against the property.
Davis Municipal Code section 23.01.030 incorporates the California weed and rubbish abatement laws (Government Code sections 39501 et seq. and 39560 et seq.) and declares dry, dead, or overgrown weeds and vegetation, and accumulated rubbish that create a fire or health hazard, to be public nuisances. Article 23.02 (Enforcement) empowers the Code Compliance Administrator to inspect, issue a notice and order to abate, and, if the owner does not comply, to abate the nuisance. The city then charges its costs to the owner as a lien collected with property taxes. Abatement is complaint- and hazard-driven rather than set by a fixed deadline, so owners should keep lots and yards clear of dry grass near structures during fire season.
Owners who ignore an abatement notice face city-performed clearing billed back to them, with unpaid weed-abatement and administrative costs recorded as a lien or special assessment under Chapter 23. Repeated nuisance conditions can also draw administrative citations.
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