Chico, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- Uniform Code for Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
- Edition
- 1991 Edition, ICBO
- Remedies
- repair, vacate, or demolish
- Appeal deadline
- 15 days to city council
- Governing section
- Chico Municipal Code § 16.64.010
Summary
Chico adopted the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings by reference, letting the building official order repair, vacation, or demolition of any structure that endangers life, health, or safety.
...whereby buildings or structures which from any cause endanger the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety, or welfare of the general public or the occupants, may be required to be repaired, vacated, or demolished, there is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated as a part of this code, the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1991 Edition, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Supplement contains local legislation current through: Codified Resolution No. 53-26, adopted 7-14-26 and Ordinance No. 2622, adopted 6-2-26).
Full Breakdown
Chico Municipal Code § 16.64.010 adopts the 1991 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, giving the building official authority, cumulative with the Uniform Building and Housing Codes, to order a dangerous structure repaired, vacated, or demolished. The city locally amended several sections: § 16.64.030 makes it unlawful to maintain any building contrary to the Code or a building official's order, and § 16.64.050 lets an owner appeal a notice and order to the city council within 15 days of service, or the right to a hearing is waived.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a building contrary to a final abatement order is unlawful under § 16.64.030; disobeying a final order under § 16.64.080 is also a violation, and the city may proceed to repair, vacate, or demolish the structure.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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