Clovis, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

301, a "vacant building" is any residential, commercial, or industrial structure that is unoccupied or occupied by unauthorized persons; in a multi-unit complex, the whole property counts as vacant if even one unit is unoccupied or unauthorized. Owners must maintain yards per any applicable development permits, landscape plans, or site plans, keep the building exterior (paint and finishes) in good condition, board up broken windows within 24 hours and replace them within 72 hours, remove trash and debris within 72 hours of placement, remove graffiti within 48 hours, and take reasonable steps to prevent criminal activity such as drug sales, prostitution, or gang activity on the premises.

Fencing or boarding the whole property is a disfavored security technique usable only when the Director of Planning and Development Services finds no reasonable alternative exists. 203 declares violations of those building codes to be nuisances. 302, the Director may order an owner to submit a Vacant Building Plan within 30 days, with fees of $500 for a second plan, $800 for a third, and $1,000 for a fourth or later plan within a rolling period; noncompliance is itself a violation. All violations under this article are processed as nuisances subject to the abatement and cost-recovery procedures of Chapters 28 and 29 of Title 5, which include notice, an administrative hearing, and City recovery of abatement costs from the property owner.