Chino Hills, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- CHMC Chapter 15.18, Dangerous Buildings
- Enforcing officer
- Building Official
- Appeal window
- 20 days from service
- Cost recovery
- lien on the property
- Violation class
- misdemeanor
- Related blight list
- CHMC § 8.12.020(3)
Summary
A structure the Building Official finds "dangerous," under any of twenty defined conditions from collapse risk to fire damage, is declared a public nuisance in Chino Hills and must be repaired, vacated, or demolished; ignoring an abatement order is a misdemeanor.
Any building which is determined by the Building Official to be a dangerous building is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in Section 15.18.050. Failure, neglect or refusal to obey any order of the Building Official or hearing officer is a misdemeanor and may result in abatement by the Building Official.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
18 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code, adopted by Ordinance No. 331 in 2018 and updated by Ordinance No. 427 in 2025, governs dangerous and substandard buildings citywide. 050 giving the owner a defined compliance period, and for conditions posing an "immediate threat to the life, limb, property or safety of the public," an Exigent Notice, a red or yellow tag, takes effect immediately upon posting. 060.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a Notice and Order or occupying a red-tagged "Exigent Notice" building is a misdemeanor under § 15.18.030(B)-(D), and the city can complete repairs or demolition itself and record a lien for the full cost under § 15.18.080, collected like ordinary property taxes. Owners get twenty days from service to appeal a Notice and Order before losing the right to a hearing (§ 15.18.050(B)(6)).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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