The City of Orange requires property owners to control weeds and maintain vegetation under general nuisance and property maintenance provisions. Unmaintained weeds creating fire hazards or harboring vermin are subject to code enforcement.
Under the City of Orange's nuisance and property maintenance provisions, property owners must prevent the accumulation of weeds, dry brush, and overgrown vegetation that could constitute a fire hazard, harbor vermin, or create an unsightly nuisance condition. The Code Enforcement Division handles complaints about unmaintained properties with excessive weed growth. Properties with weeds growing to heights that create fire risk, particularly during dry summer months, may receive notices requiring clearance within a specified timeframe. The city's fire department also monitors vegetation conditions in areas near the wildland-urban interface. Property owners who fail to abate weed conditions may have the city perform clearance and bill the cost to the property owner.
Failure to control weeds after notice may result in fines, city-performed abatement with costs charged to the property owner, and potential property liens.
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