Apple Valley, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapters
- 6.30 Nuisances and 8.28 (2024 IPMC)
- Boarded/abandoned trigger
- Over 30 days, § 6.30.030(F)(1)
- Abatement methods
- Rehabilitation, removal, demolition, repair
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine and/or 6 months jail
- Continuing violation
- Each day is a separate offense
- Hearing window
- 10 calendar days after notice
Summary
Apple Valley treats blighted property as a public nuisance under Chapter 6.30 and separately adopts the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code by reference in Chapter 8.28 for existing-building standards. Section 6.30.030 lists unlawful conditions from boarded-up structures left more than 30 days to dangerously deteriorated buildings, and the Town can notice, abate and bill the owner.
Each and every one of the following conditions or acts is unlawful and hereby declared to be a public nuisance: ... F. Property maintenance. 1. Abandoned, boarded up, or partially destroyed structures or structures left in a state of partial construction for a period of more than 30 days. ... Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this Chapter... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
020 declares that elements of blight, including fire hazards, polluted water, abandoned vehicles and improperly maintained property, create unsightly and hazardous conditions, hurt surrounding property values, and are a public nuisance. 3. 040 lets the Town abate a nuisance by rehabilitation, removal, demolition or repair. 050 requires the Town Manager or a designee to give the owner written notice, using County Assessor records, describing the violation, the corrective method, a compliance deadline, and a warning of possible sanctions; the owner has 10 calendar days to request a hearing before the Town Clerk. 030 requiring repairs to meet the current California Building Standards Code.
Violations & Fines
Section 6.30.260 makes an uncorrected nuisance a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or up to six months in County jail, or both, and Section 6.30.270 treats each day a violation continues as a separate offense. The Town can also pursue civil abatement or injunctive relief through the Town Attorney and recover its abatement costs as a lien against the property under Sections 6.30.210 and 6.30.220.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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