Pacifica, CA Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

03(B) is the City Council's list of conditions specifically declared to be public nuisances on any property in the City. Item (7) reaches dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous trees, weeds and other vegetation whenever that vegetation causes or contributes to a danger to public health, safety and welfare, is detrimental to nearby property, or causes or adds to a fire hazard. The provision does not set a fixed inch or foot threshold the way some cities do; instead it turns on whether the vegetation's condition, not merely its length, creates one of those three hazards.

A neighboring item, (B)(6), separately reaches overgrown vegetation that harbors rats and vermin, is out of conformity with neighboring standards to the point of diminishing property values, adds to fire hazard, or grows on a roof, giving Code Enforcement two related but distinct hooks. 05, giving the owner or tenant at least thirty calendar days to remove or correct the hazardous vegetation before the City may abate it with its own forces and bill the property owner. The owner may contest the declaration before a Public Nuisance Hearing Officer within ten calendar days.

Unpaid abatement costs become a lien or special assessment on the property, and the notice and hearing procedures mirror those used for any other Chapter 25 blight violation.