Mono County, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Mono County's General Plan enforcement chapter (Chapter 49) assigns the Community Development director responsibility for enforcing provisions on the use of land, structures, and the maintenance and use of property and buildings, on a complaint basis. When a violation is found, the director issues a Notice of Violation stating the property location, owner name, nature of the violation, and an order to correct or complete abatement within 30 days. If the violation is not corrected within 30 days, the director may take one of three paths: refer the matter to the District Attorney for legal action; request the Board of Supervisors initiate nuisance abatement under Chapter 7.20 of the Mono County Code; or issue an administrative citation under Mono County Code section 1.12. Complaints are filed with the Code Compliance Officer using the County's Code Compliance Complaint Form & Packet, by phone at 760-924-1800, by email to commdev@mono.ca.gov, or at the Mammoth office. The County emphasizes a graduated approach: investigating complaints as resources permit, designing solutions, encouraging voluntary compliance, and using formal enforcement only when voluntary compliance fails. This applies only to unincorporated areas; the incorporated Town of Mammoth Lakes administers its own code enforcement separately.