Camarillo, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

12 (Public Nuisances - Real Property), declares it a public nuisance for an owner or occupant to maintain a lot with a building or structure that is structurally unsafe, lacks adequate ingress and egress, constitutes a fire or health hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to human life. A separate clause in the same section, subsection D, extends the nuisance declaration to any building so defective, unsightly, or deteriorated that it causes or may reasonably be expected to cause a diminution of property values on adjacent lots, or that interferes with neighbors' peaceful use and enjoyment of their own property, capturing classic blight conditions even short of outright structural danger.

010 borrow "building," "lot," "structure," and "use" directly from the city's zoning regulations, and the director of community development, or a designee, administers this chapter. 3 of the California Health and Safety Code together with the local code. 333 separately places responsibility on the property owner to maintain structures and exterior property in compliance with applicable building codes, including keeping premises in a sanitary and safe condition, and makes clear that occupants share responsibility for the portions of a property they occupy and control. Together, these sections give code enforcement both a broad blight-nuisance declaration and a formal condemnation route for buildings that cross the line into genuine safety hazards.