Manteca, CA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Fire Department
- Removal notice
- 15 days after 30-day warning
- Repeat fines
- $100 second year, $200 third+
- Unpaid cost
- Becomes a lien on property
Summary
Manteca declares weeds, rubbish and dead vegetation on any property a public nuisance and orders the fire department to abate it after notice if owners don't clean up.
It is found and expressly declared that the existence of any weeds, rubbish, dirt, trash, grass and vegetation, or other material which is dangerous or is injurious to neighboring property or the health or welfare of residents of the vicinity, is a public nuisance.
B. All persons owning, leasing or occupying real property within the city are required to keep and maintain the same free and clear of all weeds, rubbish, dirt, trash, grass and vegetation or other materials which constitute a public nuisance. "Real property" as used in this chapter shall also include those areas defined as sidewalks, parking strips between sidewalks, parking strips between sidewalks and curb lines and alleyways from fence line to center of right-of-way. (Prior code § 12A-1; Ord. 765 § 1, 1987; Ord. 1464 § 1, 2010)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4829770; v11 updated 2026-04-21).
Full Breakdown
Manteca Municipal Code Chapter 8.16 declares any weeds, rubbish, dirt, trash, grass, or vegetation dangerous or injurious to neighboring property a public nuisance, and requires every owner, lessee, or occupant to keep real property, including sidewalks, parking strips, and abutting alleys, clear of it (§ 8.16.010). The fire chief enforces the chapter: a thirty-day inspection warning is followed by a fifteen-day written notice to clean up, with an appeal to the fire chief and then the city manager (§ 8.16.030, § 8.16.040). If the owner still doesn't comply, the city removes the material, bills the owner for the cost, and files a lien under Government Code § 3901 et seq. (§ 8.16.050, § 8.16.080).
Violations & Fines
Ignoring the fifteen-day notice lets the city clean the property and bill the owner; unpaid charges become a lien, and repeat violators face a $100 fine in year two, $200 in year three or later (§ 8.16.070).
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