Overgrown weeds, dry brush, and combustible vegetation are abated under the City's adopted Property Maintenance Code (referenced in Division 7), with California fire-code defensible-space standards layered in WUI areas.
Ventura's Code Enforcement Division administers weed abatement under the San Buenaventura Property Maintenance Code, referenced via Division 7 (Public Health and Safety). Weeds and dry vegetation that pose a fire hazard, harbor rodents, or cause blight may be declared a public nuisance and abated at owner expense. In parcels within or adjacent to the California Wildland-Urban Interface, owners must also maintain 100-foot defensible space under Cal. Public Resources Code §4291 — including 0-5 ft ember-resistant zone and 5-30 ft 'lean, clean and green' zone. Routine seasonal weed-abatement notices are issued ahead of fire season.
After notice and failure to abate, the City may abate and assess costs as a lien on the property; CAL FIRE may issue separate citations for PRC §4291 violations in SRA.
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